This expert roundtable was held to provide guidance to the food industry on possible replacement options for hydrogenated fats and trans fatty acids.

• Moderator - Dennis Bier, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
• Margo A. Denke, M.D. - Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 
• Joseph Judd, Ph. D. - Former Research Leader, Diet and Human Performance Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, USDA Agricultural Research Service
• Richard O’Brien - Industry Consultant, Author, “Fats and Oils Formulating and Processing for Applications”
• Fran Seligson, Ph. D. - Independent consultant and Associate Professor in the Nutrition Department at Penn State
• Howard Weintraub, M.D. - Co-Clinical Director, Lipid Treatment and Research Center, New York University Medical Center, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine