#59 (no title)Moving Towards a Trans-Fat Free America!We’ve known for many years just how bad trans-fat is for our body and weight loss efforts. But restaurants and manufacturers never really seemed to care. You had to be super-careful if you were to minimize the amount of trans-fat you consumed. However, since 2005, the trans-fat place into food has declined by over 50%.Many restaurants and manufacturers have finally made the move away from the partially hydrogenated oil, which contains an extremely high amount of trans-fat. Hopefully in the near future, all the others will get on board and put an end to the use of this very unhealthy oil. If that were to happen, tens of thousands of lives would likely be saved each and every year.We urge all government officials to do what’s necessary to make this happen and to put an end to trans-fatty foods. If we eat healthier and it’s made easier to do so then the need for diet supplements like garcinia cambogia would drop.(Above informational graphic credited to Mayo Clinic and American Heart Association)What Exactly Trans Fat is…This type of fat is very often found in french fries, cookies and other foods (especially fried foods). It’s easily the type of fat responsible for the bulk of harmful fats found in food if you’re looking at it on a gram-to-gram basis.Trans-fat is is believed to be the culprit of roughly 50,000 heart attacks each year. Unfortunately, some food service providers and manufacturers don’t seem to care. While many have decided to change the way in which food is prepared and eliminate trans-fat, others haven’t.Most commonly found in partially hydrogenated oil, trans-fat is fattend up with the added in hydrogren. That means it becomes more solid.What Makes Trans-Fat DangerousAs you may have heard, there are both good fats and bad foods. Some of the good fats are found in oils like corn oil, canola oil and olive oil- they’re monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat. These fats actually help your body lower the amount of bad cholesterol (LDL cholesterol).Trans-fat is one of the bad fats. The other bad one is saturated fat. Both of these are fats that will increase your LDL cholesterol. Trans-fat is worse, though. It not only increases bad cholesterol, but at the same time, it decreases your good cholesterol. It also increases the likelihood of developing diabetes.Fact: The Harvard School of Public Health believes that trans-fat is the culprit of 50,000 deadly heart attacks per year and overall, anywhere between roughly 72,000 and 228,000.Fact: American consume more than five grams of trans-fat per day, while the U.S. Dietary Guidelines say we should consume less than two.Why Restaurants Have Been Slow to Eliminate Trans-FatBack in 2006, it became required by law that food labels clearly state the amount of trans-fat. This quickly urged large food manufacturers to make the move and reduce or eliminate trans-fat in their foods. It beca