Studies Regarding Transfats or Trans Fatty Acids

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Studies Regarding TransFats JoAnn Guest

May 15, 2002 08:54 PDT

Studies Show These Effects

Of Trans Fatty Acids

On The Body

 

1:) Lowers the " good " HDL cholesterol in a dose response manner (the

higher the trans level in the diet, the lower the HDL cholesterol in

the

serum);

2:) Raises the LDL cholesterol in a dose response manner;

3:) Raises the atherogenic lipoprotein (a) in humans;

4:) Raises total serum cholesterol levels 20-30mg%;

5:) Lowers the amount of cream (volume) in milk from lactating

females

in all species studied, including humans, thus lowering the overall

quality available to the infant;

6:) Correlates to low birth weight in human infants;

7:) Increases blood insulin levels in humans in response to glucose

load, increasing risk for diabetes;

8:) Affects immune response by lowering efficiency of B cell response

and increasing proliferation of T cells;

9:) Decreases levels of testosterone in male animals, increases level

of

abnormal sperm, and interferes with gestation in females;

10:) Decreases the response of the red blood cell to insulin, thus

having a potentially undesirable effect in diabetics;

11:) Inhibits the function of membrane-related enzymes such as the

delta-6 desaturase, resulting in decreased conversion of, e.g.,

linoleic

acid to arachidonic acid;

12:) Causes adverse alterations in the activities of the important

enzyme system that metabolizes chemical carcinogens and drugs

(medications), i.e., the mixed function oxidase cytochromes

13:) Causes alterations in physiological properties of biological

membranes including measurements of membrane transport and membrane

fluidity;

14:) Causes alterations in adipose cell size, cell number, lipid

class,

and fatty acid composition;

15:) Adversely interacts with conversion of plant omega-3 fatty acids

to

elongated omega-3 tissue fatty acids; Escalates adverse effects of

essential fatty acid deficiency;

16:) Increases peroxisomal activity (potentiates free-radical

formation)

17:) Increased breast cancer in women

18:) Increased heart disease in men and women

19:) Increases non-insulin dependent type diabetes disease

 

Why is it that the FDA ruled that trans fatty acids percentages don't

have to be listed on food labels?

Corporate Greed.

 

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