date:May 24, 2013
Food manufacturers have substantially decreased the amount of trans fat in their products, researchers have found.
But scientists cite a lack of progress in more recent times, arguing that further cuts should be made in the fight against heart disease.
Still, the news is mostly heartening to nutrition advocates.
In 2007, researchers identified 360 brand-name products that contained at least half a gram of trans fat or more per serving. By 2011, the researchers found, two thirds of the product