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Trans-fats

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Last broadcast on Mon, 11 Jul 2011, 16:00 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).

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Sheila Dillon investigates the issue of trans-fats in our food, and asks whether a voluntary agreement by the food industry to eliminate them by the end of the year is enough to prevent the kind of health problems associated with a diet heavy in industrial cooking fats.

Hydrogenated oils are used as shortening for some cakes and pastries

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  1. Sun 10 Jul 2011
    12:32
  2. Mon 11 Jul 2011
    16:00

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