Foods That Age You? Trans Fats, Additives & Cooking Methods Explained

Some food patterns can affect inflammation, metabolic health, oxidative stress, and long-term disease risk. But the useful question is not “which foods are secretly aging me?” It is: which ingredients, doses, cooking methods, and overall eating patterns are worth prioritizing?

In this episode, Dr. Hillary Lin explains trans fats, hydrogenated oils, artificial colorants and preservatives, non-caloric sweeteners, emulsifiers, and advanced glycation end products (AGEs). The goal is label literacy and better tradeoffs, not panic over every ingredient.