Yolanda Smith

Feature Writer

B.Pharm.

Pharmacy

Yolanda graduated with a Bachelor of Pharmacy at the University of South Australia and has experience working in both Australia and Italy. She is passionate about how medicine, diet and lifestyle affect our health and enjoys helping people understand this. In her spare time she loves to explore the world and learn about new cultures and languages.

Articles from Yolanda

Trans Fat Food Industry Response

Trans fat is a type of fat that can be produced when saturated fats are manufactured from unsaturated vegetable oils through a process of hydrogenation.

24 Mar 2010

Trans Fat Regulation

Following health concerns about the consumption of trans fat, the necessity of regulating the inclusion of trans fat in food products and restaurants has been accepted by governing bodies around the world.

24 Mar 2010

Trans Fat Nutritional Guidelines

This article investigates the nutritional guidelines of trans fats found in food.

24 Mar 2010

Trans Fat in Food

Trans fat can be produced when unsaturated fats are processed to resemble the physical properties of saturated fat.

24 Mar 2010

Trans Fat Chemistry

Trans fat is unsaturated fat that can be produced when vegetable fats are hydrogenated through chemical reactions to become saturated fats.

24 Mar 2010

Trans Fat History

Trans fat is produced in a chemical reaction of hydrogenation.

24 Mar 2010

What is Trans Fat?

Trans fats are unsaturated fats produced from vegetable oils. They are commonly found in commercially baked or fried foods.

18 Jun 2019

What is Vasculitis?

Vasculitis literally means inflammation of blood vessels and includes many different conditions.

22 Mar 2010

What is Obstructive Sleep Apnea?

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is caused by an obstruction of the airways and leads to characteristic signs of disturbed breathing and pauses during sleep. There are various different types of sleep apneas but obstructive sleep apnea is the most common.

2 Mar 2010