Remember the war against trans fat that hit the media circuit like a wave not long ago? You could not turn on the TV without seeing a nutrition expert talking about the dangers of trans fat foods and ways to avoid trans fat in your diet and how companies where more conscious than ever before about the dangers of trans fat and making the necessary changes to protect you the consumer.
Remember that whole movement that took place in Canada and the U.S.?
Well, it seems that the measures the Canadian government had put into place (in June 2006, the federal Trans Fat Task Force recommended legislation to limit trans fats in processed foods.) to reduce the amount of trans fat in foods is FAILING- FAILING- FAILING!!!
Yup, most Canadians are still eating way too much trans fat and that also means that there are way too many kids eating trans fat.
I’m not sure how these numbers shake up in the U.S., but I have a feeling the problem of trans fat is not much better given the fact that the problem of obesity in America keeps surging to more dangerous levels each year.
I usually give into celebrities shows at night while answering emails, but last night for some reason, I watched the nighttime news and there were two stories on nutrition back to back.
It’s quite interesting that stories about nutrition and what to eat versus what not to eat would be featured on the news at the eve of one of the periods in the year where most people just indulge in all sorts of fatty foods.
I’m not sure how many people will have watched those stories in the news, but I can tell you that I was all ears.
According to the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation, trans fats are still way too high in common foods.
The danger with all this trans fat in foods is that it raises the levels of low-density lipoprotein, or “bad” cholesterol, in the body and can lead to clogged arteries and heart disease. In Canada there are 3,000 to 5,000 deaths associated to trans fat foods each year and you can multiply that number many-many-many times over for Americans.
Here’s another scary thing that was revealed by Heart and Stroke Foundation: “trans fat can be found at dangerous levels in foods in children’s hospitals”.
The Heart and Stroke Foundation points the figure at some of the foods with the highest levels of trans fat:
* 60 per cent of cookies.
* 50 per cent of bakery products (think doughnuts).
* 26 per cent of chicken products (think chicken nuggets).
* 21 per cent of French fries.
Hmmm, it seems the government is not doing a great job at keeping people on the right path when it comes to nutrition which is why I firmly believe that it’s up to each and every individual to get educated about how they can make healthier foods choices to support good health.
Adopting a healthy diet should not be all that complicated and I strongly believe that all this information (which is often contradictory) is getting people confused and making it impossible to know which actions they should take in order to eat healthy foods more often.
Photo by ebruli
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Remember the war against trans fat that hit the media circuit like a wave not long ago? You could not turn on the TV without seeing a nutrition expert talking about the dangers of trans fat foods and ways to avoid trans fat in your diet and how companies where more conscious than ever before about the dangers of trans fat and making the necessary changes to protect you the consumer.
Remember that whole movement that took place in Canada and the U.S.?
Well, it seems that the measures the Canadian government had put into place (in June 2006, the federal Trans Fat Task Force recommended legislation to limit trans fats in processed foods.) to reduce the amount of trans fat in foods is FAILING- FAILING- FAILING!!!
Yup, most Canadians are still eating way too much trans fat and that also means that there are way too many kids eating trans fat.
I’m not sure how these numbers shake up in the U.S., but I have a feeling the problem of trans fat is not much better given the fact that the problem of obesity in America keeps surging to more dangerous levels each year.
I usually give into celebrities shows at night while answering emails, but last night for some reason, I watched the nighttime news and there were two stories on nutrition back to back.
It’s quite interesting that stories about nutrition and what to eat versus what not to eat would be featured on the news at the eve of one of the periods in the year where most people just indulge in all sorts of fatty foods.
I’m not sure how many people will have watched those stories in the news, but I can tell you that I was all ears.
According to the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation, trans fats are still way too high in common foods.
The danger with all this trans fat in foods is that it raises the levels of low-density lipoprotein, or “bad” cholesterol, in the body and can lead to clogged arteries and heart disease. In Canada there are 3,000 to 5,000 deaths associated to trans fat foods each year and you can multiply that number many-many-many times over for Americans.
Here’s another scary thing that was revealed by Heart and Stroke Foundation: “trans fat can be found at dangerous levels in foods in children’s hospitals”.
The Heart and Stroke Foundation points the figure at some of the foods with the highest levels of trans fat:
* 60 per cent of cookies.
* 50 per cent of bakery products (think doughnuts).
* 26 per cent of chicken products (think chicken nuggets).
* 21 per cent of French fries.
Hmmm, it seems the government is not doing a great job at keeping people on the right path when it comes to nutrition which is why I firmly believe that it’s up to each and every individual to get educated about how they can make healthier foods choices to support good health.
Adopting a healthy diet should not be all that complicated and I strongly believe that all this information (which is often contradictory) is getting people confused and making it impossible to know which actions they should take in order to eat healthy foods more often.
Photo by ebruli
© All copyrights reserved to http://www.eatsmartagesmart.com in all countries.
>>>> If you’re viewing this healthy eating or healthy living tip as part of an aggregated content stream from different sites, or as a re-blogged post, please check out the content on the original Web site at www.EatSmartAgeSmart.com