Ptacek and co-senior author Ying-Hui Fu, PhD, have studied PER2 since their 2001 discovery that the gene and its protein ...

Here are some of the popular American foods and snacks that other countries have banned: Many Americans likely woke up this ...

We've come a long way from the 70s and 80s, when all fat was considered bad for us. Today, we know that many fats, including those in nuts, avocado and fatty fish, are incredibly healthy. Then there ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a direct final rule on August 9 to solidify the agency’s June 2015 determination that partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) are no longer “generally ...

Eating trans fat raises the risk of coronary heart disease, and evidence suggests that no amount of it is safe. But more than a third of packaged foods found in grocery stores likely contain trans fat ...

I continue to be amazed at the pace at which nutrition science continues to evolve — and get more complicated. Along with that thought comes this question from David P. in Tucson, Arizona: “Dear ...

Many restaurants and fast-food joints fry their french fries, fish, chicken and doughnuts in partially hydrogenated oils and shortenings, making these foods filled with trans fats. The FDA is ...

Dear Dr Blonz: I am aware of the dangers of trans fats, but I am also concerned that some foods, like shortening, still use hydrogenated fats. Are these any better than the trans fats in partially ...

Hydrogenated MDI is employed in various building & construction applications, including adhesives, sealants, and elastomers to undergo addition reactions at room temperature. Adhesives, sealants, and ...

The U.S. is officially moving forward on a ban of artificial trans fat, which are linked to heart disease, from the food supply within three years. U.S. food manufacturers have until 2018 to remove ...

Kraton Corp. will stop making hydrogenated styrenic block copolymers at its plant in Berre, France, as part of a plan to ...