Will the FDA save Cinnabon lovers from themselves?

by Inquirer Staff Writer

Published Aug. 26, 2015, 10:50 a.m. ET

In June, the Food and Drug Administration officially ordered food companies to get rid of partially hydrogenated oil, the source of trans fat -- the stuff that clogs arteries and contributes to an estimated 50,000 heart disease deaths a year.

But food industry groups are petitioning to keep trans fat lurking in foods, as Michael Jacobson of the non-profit advocacy group Nutrition Action explains: "If the petition were granted, it would not result in foods that contain several grams of artificial trans fat per serving. But, if all foods contained as much trans fat as the petition requests, people would be consuming about as much artificial trans fat as they are now."

For lovers of foods such as microwave popcorn and Cinnabons, the risks could add up, he says. Check out his article nutritionaction.com.