Trans fats are gone, and many foods didn’t get worse as feared, report says

Report: Trans fat limits lead to healthier foods

LOS ANGELES — There’s some good news about fat in our foods.

A new report says most companies and restaurants that cut trans fat did not replace the artery-clogger with another bad fat.

There were fears that baked goods and junk food would be remade with higher saturated fat content.

The report appears in Thursday’s New England Journal of Medicine. It was conducted by a Harvard researcher and the consumer group, Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Health experts say it’s still not an excuse to indulge in french fries and doughnuts.