Don’t Trust The Franken-Fat Ban

You may have heard a lot of experts praise the FDA for finally “banning” artificial trans fats. And I agree it’s a good idea to remove these man-made fats from all of our foods. But if you look closely at the FDA plan, I think you’ll see it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. As the name suggests, food companies make these “partially hydrogenated vegetable oils” by pumping hydrogen into vegetable oils, which turns them into solids. These fats have nothing to do with nature. Your body doesn’t even recognize them as nutrients. And they’ve been linked to many chronic ailments, like obesity, heart disease and memory loss – to name just a few. But the FDA has still given food companies three whole years to phase out all of their trans fats. Until then, they can use as much of these artificial fats as they want. Many companies will refuse to reduce the levels of trans fats in their foods over the next three years until they are forced to. The makers of ready-made meals and many bakery goods use trans fats as a cheap way to give their foods texture and flavor. It also keeps food shelf-stable for years. Other companies will continue to “sneak” trans fats into your groceries for the next three years through a loophole the FDA created in 2006. Back then, the FDA ordered all food makers to list the amount of trans fats in their foods on their ingredients labels. But there’s a catch. The companies can claim thei...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Tags: Anti-Aging Nutrition cholesterol hydrogenated oil trans fat Source Type: news