February 8/New York/USA Today -- Years of warnings about the dangers of artery-clogging trans fats that Americans get in their foods seem to be paying off: The amount of trans fats in the blood of white adults in the U.S. dropped a "dramatic" 58% from 2000 to 2009, a government study shows.
"This indicates substantial progress that should help lower the risk of cardiovascular disease in the U.S.," says Hubert Vesper, a chemist and lead author of the study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "We are encouraged by this."