Hydrogenated what?

A year ago, the concierge at Whole Foods Market in St Paul gave us a tour of the store. Allison catered it to Aliyah, and suprisingly, of all the things that were talked about, "hydrogenated oil" got her attention. Now, if you ask her what she knows about it, she'll tell you without a blink that hydrogenated fat can cause heart disease and cancer. She also understands that manufacturers use it to lengthen the shelf-life of their products.
From then on, she would read food labels of every processed food we buy at the stores. She would be the first one to point out that we shouldn't get certain things- "That has hydrogenated oil!"

"Unfortunately, a longer life for the product may mean a shorter life for you."
- Dr. Dean Ornish