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- Today I wanted to talk
to you all a little bit

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about trans fat.

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Trans fat is an artificial
fat that's found

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in a lot of processed food,

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for example, microwave
popcorn, chips, cookies,

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coffee creamers, peanut butters,

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and a lot more of our
favorite grocery store foods.

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And if you consume a lot of trans fat,

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over time that'll increase
your bad cholesterol,

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which is your LDL cholesterol.

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And that's not good, because
that can increase your risk

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for a heart attack and stroke.

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So to check and see if
the foods you're buying

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have trans fat in it, you
just want to look underneath

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the nutrition facts label
in the ingredients section

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and see if the words,
partially hydrogenated oils,

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is in there.

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And if it is, that means that
food has trans fat in it.

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So I'd recommend not buying that product

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and putting it back on the shelf,

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and instead, opting for
whole, natural foods

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like fruits and vegetables.