what is best not 2 eat, that will help make us leaner?

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Avoid man-made factory fats like shortening, hydrogenated oils/fats, and sweeteners like high fructose corn syrup. Check your labels and learn how to identify them.

In NZ I think some food items such as margarines currently have voluntary disclosure of trans fats on contents labelling, therefore it pays to know how to identify them by ingredient name.

"Trans fats are actually unsaturated fats, but they can raise total and LDL (bad) cholesterol levels while also lowering HDL (good) cholesterol levels. Trans fats are used to extend the shelf life of processed foods, typically cookies, cakes, fries and donuts. Any item that contains "hydrogenated oil" or "partially hydrogenated oil" likely contains trans fats. Hydrogenation is the chemical process that changes liquid oils into solid fats."