Fish oil is a commonly used supplement in dogs and cats and is added to many pet foods. Some manufacturers supplement with flaxseed oil, which is a rich source of ALA, instead. However, the conversion rate of ALA to EPA is very low in dogs, and production of AA and EPA from LA and ...
such as cornoil, to high temperatures creates trans fats. Trans fats increase the shelf life of oils and are found in vegetable shortenings and in some margarines, commercial pastries, fried foods, crackers, cookies, and snack foods. The intake of trans fatty acids increases...
Processed, refined and fried foods are usually the ones which contain bad fat. These include trans fats and the inflammatory vegetable oil. "Increased intake of these fats can make you gain weight and also result in an increase in inflammation. Is coconut oil a fatty acid? Over 50% of the...
Introduction Trans-fatty acids are a kind of unsaturated fatty acid that are uncommon in Nature, but commonly produced industrially from vegetable fats for use in margarines, snack foods, packaged baked goods and fried foods starting in the 1950s [1,2]. According to epidemiological investigations...