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UPSC 2011: A company marketing food products advertises that its items do not contain trans-fats. What does this campaign signify to the customers? 1. The food products are not made out of hydrogenated oils. 2. The food products are not made out of animal fats/oils. 3. The oils used are not likely to damage the cardiovascular health of the consumers. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)1 and 3 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
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Industrial trans-fats are generated when vegetable oils are partially hydrogenated; hence a product advertised as containing no trans-fats must not be prepared with hydrogenated oils (statement 1). Because trans-fats elevate LDL cholesterol and are strongly linked to coronary-heart-disease, oils free of them are considered unlikely to harm cardiovascular health (statement 3). Animal fats can naturally contain small trans-fat levels, so statement 2 does not necessarily follow. Therefore only statements 1 and 3 are correct. ([licchavilyceum.com](https://licchavilyceum.com/upsc-prelims-2011-solved-paper/?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2011, GS Paper 1, as Question 40. It falls under Science & Technology > Health & Diseases.
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