The Wire

With the abundance of nutritional information coming at us from so many directions these days, we all like to think we know what we’re munching on. But, do we really? The Australian Consumers Association revealed today that a man-made fat, designed to replace butter has turned out to be far more damaging than first imagined. Products that contain partially hydrogenated oils or vegetable shortening may contain trans fats. The Wire’s David Jobling reports.

The Heart Foundation – information on trans fats