What that means is either there's no trans fat or there's up to .49 grams, or a little under half a gram, of trans fat per serving in that product.

I think it's an interesting study. It's certainly very well done, but it raises a lot of questions.

That's always the benefit of labeling -- it's not just that people read the label but that it really forces industry to get creative with their formulations.

As of Jan. 1, any packaged food that does not have trans fatty acid labeling should not be sold.

Increasing omega-3 fatty acid intake through foods is preferable.

What's really important is that we carefully look at what our lifestyle patterns are, our eating patterns are, make small changes and make sure those changes that we make can be maintained on a daily basis.