Banning Trans Fats May Reduce Premature Deaths, Research Suggests.

reports banning trans fats may reduce premature deaths, according to several studies conducted after such prohibitions went into effect. Denmark’s ban of trans fats is estimated to have “saved an average of 14.2 lives per 100,000 people a year, according to a study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.” Researchers also found that New York City’s ban may have “resulted in 13 fewer cardiovascular disease deaths and a saving of about $3.9 million per 100,000 persons annually.” The article points out that next year trans fats will no longer be allowed in industry-prepared foods in the US, because of a ban imposed by the Food and Drug Administration. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/22/well/the-worst-fat-in-the-food-supply.html?_r=0