Studio One features dangers of trans-fats, school bus safety


Learn why some restaurants are beginning to use ingredients without trans-fats on the next edition of Studio One on Channel 3 in Grand Forks. According to the American Heart Association, eating trans-fats increases the risk for coronary heart disease. As a result, many schools and restaurants are substituting other fats when preparing food. Learn more about this issue on Studio One.

Also on the show this week, 17,000 children are sent to the emergency room each year for school bus-related injuries. Learn what new safety precautions are being discussed to reduce the number of accidents.

Studio One is an award-winning news and information program produced at the University of North Dakota Television Center. The program airs live on UND Channel 3 on Thursdays at 5 p.m. Re-broadcasts can be seen at 7 a.m., noon, 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. daily and on Saturdays at 10 a.m. Prairie Public Television airs Studio One on Saturday at 6 a.m. The program can also be seen by viewers in Fargo, Bismarck/Mandan and Minot, N.D.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Denver, Colo.; and Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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