Tips for Spotting Hidden Trans Fats

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Tips for Spotting Hidden Trans Fats

Three tips for spotting the trans fats.

By Rachel Grumman

The FDA is turning up the heat on fat by requiring food labels to include artery-clogging trans fats. The edict goes into effect in 2006. Until then, protect yourself with these tips from Heather Greenbaum, a registered dietitian in New York City. Crack the Code: Look for "hydrogenated oil" or "partially hydrogenated oil" on the label. These are code for trans fat. Do the Math: Add the grams of saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fats. Subtract the sum of those three from the total number of grams of fat -- anything left over is roughly the amount of trans fat. Cut Out Common Culprits: Limit how much you eat of the worst offenders, such as crackers, cookies, fried foods, chips, muffins, vegetable shortenings, and margarines.