Several countries around the world have set mandatory limits to how much trans fat is added in food, but in Australia, even simply indicating trans fat content is not required.

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Synopsis | The Hidden Killer (2010)
Think about what you've eaten today. If you've strayed too far from the dietary straight and narrow, there's a fair chance you've consumed something called Trans Fat. Trans Fat is every bit as nasty as it sounds. It's a toxic, manmade chemical used to increase the shelf life of food.

As far as fats go, it's the worst of the worst. It's been banned elsewhere in the world, but here in Australia it's in everything from fried food to biscuits, clogging our arteries and contributing to appalling level of heart disease. The question is why is something so bad for us still on the menu?

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