Beware of Trans fats
Did you know that food chemists are adding all sorts of nasty chemicals to your foods that can make you fatter.
Food chemists got the bright idea to take a healthy vegetable oil, put it in a laboratory, and bomb it with hydrogen atoms.
This process is called hydrogenation, and what results is a mutated oil that becomes solid at room temperature.This in turn allows the food manufacturers to put this frightful fat into processed foods to prevent them from going rancid as quickly.
What they didn't realize at the time is that once they chemically altered this once-natural and healthy fat, it became toxic to the human body.
In a nutshell, these hydrogenated or Trans fats change your cell membranes by making them harder and more brittle.Soon they can even become dysfunctional and your body attacks these cells, causing inflammation that can increase your risk of diabetes, heart disease, weight gain, and certain cancers.
A 2008 University of Paris-South study linked a high Trans fat intake to a higher risk of breast cancer and a 2008 University of North Carolina study found that a higher intake of Trans fats was associated with a higher incidence of precancerous growths in the colon.
Trans fats were also shown to increase LDL (bad cholesterol) and decrease HDL(good cholesterol) in a study published in The Journal of Nutrition. Furthermore, Trans fats are directly linked to premature aging and obesity!
Because of these findings, Trans fats have been banned throughout much of Europe and, more recently, New York City banned restaurants from cooking with Trans fats.
How to Protect yourself from Trans Fats
- Do not buy foods with these man-made chemicals like Trans fats/hydrogenated oils in them.If a food says "hydrogenated" on the label, put it back!
- You can fight back by eating healthy fats that actually fight belly flab and keep you healthier like omega-3 fatty acids.
David Ogden
CEO TheInterBiz LLC
Phone 386 308 1956 after 6PM EST
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