Calls to ban trans-fats from all foods in the UK have been backed by US public health experts.

Trans-fats – solid fats found in margarines, cakes and fast food – are banned in some countries.

An editorial in the British Medical Journal said 7,000 deaths a year could be prevented by a 1% reduction in consumption.

But the Food Standards Agency said the UK’s low average consumption made a complete ban unnecessary.

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