Let’s Talk About Fats Again – TransFatsby
Ng Peng Hock
Being of no health benefits at all, transfat is often a pervasive and often hidden... the bad cholesterol (LDL) but also decrease the good cholesterol (HDL).
Eating too much transfat...
Not all transfats are created equalby
Dr. John B.
‘Trans-fatty acids’ can be formed in the processing of fats. They usually start out life.... The word ‘trans’ refers to the chemical shape of these molecules. In general terms, these fats...
TransFatby
Alan T.fat in any form of fat including oil, margarine and shortening. Under the new law, the use of trans... foods which will be free of transfat by Jan 1, 2011. Violations of this law lead to fines ranging...
EU law on transfatby
Carolin K.
Finally EU have decided to formulate a law that regulates the limit of transfat in food.
Despite that the health risks of transfat are well known only Denmark and California have limits on transfat...
Here's a Product that says "NO TRANSFAT" and it's true.by
Rocco C.
While I love bashing the idiotic companies that use labeling laws to skirt the "TransFat" content issue. I have decided to spotlight some products that say "NO TRANSFAT" and actually mean it
News Coverage Slows Trans-Fat Purchasesby
DiseaseProofTrans-fat’s been quiet lately, but for good reason. New findings in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine claim negative news reports on the dangers of trans-fat, such as heart risks, influences...
TransFats and Your Heart: What You Need to Know
for transfat) is a production method to make oils more solid at room temperature, to have oils last longer..., consistent results of randomized clinical trials have demonstrated that transfats (which don’t actually... death.
We now know that diets high in transfats can increase inflammatory proteins (also called...crap
What Does Zero TransFat Really Mean?
A reader recently asked how can a food list 0 grams of transfat on the Nutrition Facts panel... is yes: transfat is the same as partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. Transfats are made by adding... for months at a time without losing their flavor and form.
The downside is that transfat is very bad...crap
Watch Out for Hidden TransFat!
: "TransFat = 0"....but if you look at the list of ingredients, there it is: "Partially hydrogenated vegetable oil"...ie, transfat.How can they get away with this? It turns out that if it's their food...? So, make sure you read the label: If it says "partially hydrogentated oil", it's got transfat in it...crap
The Low-Fat, High-Fructose Blunder
It was yet another mistake of the low-fat era.
The low-fat dietary mistake of the last 40 years spawned more than its share of nutritional disasters. Along with cutting essential fats (like omega-3s and monounsaturates), low-fat dietary advice helped spawn:
Hydrogenated ("trans") fats...crap
i lost 70 lbs. 1 yr ago my chol was 210 now 224. trig 312 now 152. HDL 42 now 49. LDL 106 now 144.
I have cut sugar, all transfat, try to keep saturated fats to less than 15 or so grams a day, Why did LDL go up so and what can i do to lower it? I really don't want to take ststin. I am 56 and still need to lose about 40 to 50 more. I have a disability and can't exercise well. thanks. juliecrap
Can Fat Be Good?
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Transfats are made of unsaturated fats that have been processed so that they are not as kinked... restaurants. Transfats have been shown to increase the risk for heart disease... and avoid trans and saturated fats.
Patrika Tsai...crap
The Skinny on Dietary Fats
Soybean oil
Sunflower oil
TransFatsTransfat is not a naturally occurring substance... to be true. Transfat has been found to raise cholesterol levels, and has been associated with an increased.... To determine whether a food item you are eating contains transfat look for the following ingredients...crap
What’s Wrong with Saturated Fat?
a strong association between fat intake, especially saturated and trans fatty acids, plasma cholesterol.... Instead I use Spectrum Spread, which has no transfat and only one-half gram of saturated fat... in early 2007 I wrote this article saying that saturated fat is bad for us...crap