Nigeria: Trans-Fats and Health - the Hidden Danger Lurking in Your Food

[Nigeria Health Watch] Vegetable and groundnut oil are familiar cooking ingredients in many Nigerian homes. While they add flavour to meals, using the wrong cooking fat, can increase the risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), especially heart disease. The World Health Organisation (WHO) describes trans-fats as unsaturated fatty acids of natural or industrial origin. The natural trans-fats are derived from ruminants (cows and sheep). Industrially produced trans-fats are formed during the industrial process of adding hydrogen
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Tags: Food and Agriculture Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news