Ageing: Hidden trans fats are a heart attack on a plate

Margaret Jennings says industrially produced trans fats raise LDL cholesterol (the ‘bad’ kind) and are present in many foods, but not always labelled.

The next time you reach out for that biscuit or muffin, cracker or taco, think of your heart rather than your stomach.

Although you might assume you have a healthy diet, how educated are you, really, about the hidden trans fats in your foods, which have been widely linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD), the biggest killer of older people in Ireland?