New research reveals that not all trans-fats are created equal. More evidence suggests that industrial trans-fats are one of the major threats to health, according to Dr. Spencer Proctor, director of the Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases Laboratory at the University of Alberta in Canada. But research has uncovered new knowledge of a separate family of "natural trans-fats" in meat and milk from ruminant animals that aren’t harmful and may, in fact, have health-enhancing potential.
A new website—www.naturaltransfats.ca—is designed to help consumers navigate their questions about trans-fats. It will also be expanded to include special sections for scientists, educators, nutritionists and health professionals, all updated regularly as pioneering science in this area progresses.