date:Sep 15, 2012
f 6,969 receipts collected from fast food chains including Burger King, Subway, Pizza Hut and McDonalds in 2007, found that the average fast food meal in that year contained 2.9 grams of trans fat. In comparison, a scrutiny of 7,885 receipts from the establishments from 2009 found that the figure had slipped to 0.5 grams an amount the FDA considers negligible. The American Heart Association recommends limiting trans fat, a leading cause of heart disease, to less than 2 grams a day. An even bigg