Transfats Silently Lurking in Foods

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Transfats Silently Lurking in Foods

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Nov 10, 2002 19:51 PST

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Consumer Group:

Transfat Silently Lurking in Foods

 

 

 

 

Consumer Group: Trans Fat Silently Lurking in Foods

Tue Jul 30,10:25 AM ET

By Alison McCook

 

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A number of popular pastries, fried

foods, and other products may contain more fat than you think,

largely because " trans fat " does not have to be listed on their food

labels, a consumer health group said Monday.

 

 

 

Trans fat is formed when vegetable oils are partially hydrogenated

to make them more stable and solid, and recent evidence suggests

that they may be as bad for the heart as saturated fat.

 

However, products list the amount of total fat and saturated fat,

but do not necessarily include the amount of trans fat, according to

the Washington, DC-based Center for Science in the Public Interest

(CSPI).

 

For example, one brand of chicken pot pie has a label that says it

contains 8 grams of saturated fat per serving, but a laboratory

analysis revealed the product also has 6.5 grams of trans fat.

However, companies are not required to disclose the amount of trans

fat and this particular product gave no indication of the amount of

trans fat it contained, according to the CSPI.

 

" If you want to avoid trans fat, there's no way to do it, because

it's not required by food labels, " Dr. Margo G. Wootan of CSPI told

Reuters Health.

 

Trans fats are found in margarine, baked goods and other processed

foods, and they are used by restaurants for frying. They are also

naturally present in low levels in dairy products and meats. The use

of trans fats became popular in the late 1960s, after saturated fats

were conclusively linked to an increased risk of heart disease.

 

However, recent evidence suggests that trans fatty acids can

increase blood levels of low density lipoprotein (LDL), so-

called " bad " cholesterol, while lowering levels of high density

lipoprotein (HDL), known as " good " cholesterol. A blood profile

containing high LDL and low HDL is a strong risk factor for heart

disease.

 

In order to measure how much trans fat is contained in different

products, CSPI sent a number of foods to an independent laboratory

for analysis. Some of the foods they analyzed included: Pepperidge

Farm Flaky Crust Chicken Pot Pie (6.5 grams trans fat per serving),

Entenmann's Rich Frosted Donut (5 grams trans fat per donut), and

Mrs. Smith's Apple Pie (4 grams trans fat per slice).

 

In an interview with Reuters Health, Wootan said that there is no

daily limit set specifically for trans fat, but people are

recommended to limit their intake of saturated fat to 20 grams per

day. Wootan said she believed consumers should use that limit as a

measuring stick for all heart-unhealthy fats, restricting themselves

to no more than 20 grams of saturated and trans fats per day,

combined.

 

She added that the Food and Drug Administration ( news - web sites)

(FDA) may soon issue recommendations that companies include

information on trans fat on the labels. However, the FDA may not

require that labels also list the daily limits of trans fat intake.

 

" Without a daily value, it's hard to tell if the amount of trans fat

listed on the label is a lot or a little, " she said. Five grams of

trans fat may not sound like much, she added, but, according to her

recommendations, it is one-quarter of the total amount of damaging

fat people should eat in one day. " So some numbers that look low,

really could contribute to your risk of heart disease, " she said.

 

According to the FDA, including the amount of trans fat on food

labels could save between 2,100 and 5,600 people from dying

prematurely, most likely as a result of company's modifying their

products so that the labels would report less trans fat, Wootan

said.

 

" To be able to save 15 lives a day from listing something on a food

label, it seems (manufacturers) should act as quickly as possible,

so people who want to reduce their risk of heart disease can, "

Wootan noted.

 

In the meantime, for consumers who want to limit their intake of

trans fats, Wootan recommended they opt for foods that are

relatively low-fat in general, which tend to contain fewer saturated

and trans fats.

 

In an interview with Reuters Health, Richard Reeves of the Institute

of Shortening and Edible Oils (ISEO), said he thought the FDA would

be " prudent " to not force manufacturers to establish a daily limit

to trans fat intake. Research has not discovered what that limit

should be, he said, and one should not be assigned arbitrarily.

 

" I think it makes more sense not to establish a daily value, than to

construct one based on faulty scientific evidence, " Reeves said.

 

ISEO is a trade association that represents the makers of about 90%

of the edible oils and fats in the US.

 

 

 

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I have been avoiding hydrogenated oils for 44 years, most of the

packaged foods contain them, and I have had no problem finding them

listed on the labels, -when present, on discussing this subject, we

should avoid using the term 'trans-fats' because the general public

does not recognize that term, it is 'partiallly hydrogenated oil'

that appears on the labels. This is what I believe to be the major

cause of heart disease.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gettingwell, " JoAnn Guest " <angelprincessjo> wrote:

> Transfats Silently Lurking in Foods

> JoAnn Guest

> Nov 10, 2002 19:51 PST

> " mrsjoguest " <jgu-;

> Consumer Group:

> Transfat Silently Lurking in Foods

>

>

>

>

> Consumer Group: Trans Fat Silently Lurking in Foods

> Tue Jul 30,10:25 AM ET

> By Alison McCook

>

> NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A number of popular pastries, fried

> foods, and other products may contain more fat than you think,

> largely because " trans fat " does not have to be listed on their

food

> labels, a consumer health group said Monday.

>

>

>

> Trans fat is formed when vegetable oils are partially hydrogenated

> to make them more stable and solid, and recent evidence suggests

> that they may be as bad for the heart as saturated fat.

>

> However, products list the amount of total fat and saturated fat,

> but do not necessarily include the amount of trans fat, according

to

> the Washington, DC-based Center for Science in the Public Interest

> (CSPI).

>

> For example, one brand of chicken pot pie has a label that says it

> contains 8 grams of saturated fat per serving, but a laboratory

> analysis revealed the product also has 6.5 grams of trans fat.

> However, companies are not required to disclose the amount of

trans

> fat and this particular product gave no indication of the amount

of

> trans fat it contained, according to the CSPI.

>

> " If you want to avoid trans fat, there's no way to do it, because

> it's not required by food labels, " Dr. Margo G. Wootan of CSPI

told

> Reuters Health.

>

> Trans fats are found in margarine, baked goods and other processed

> foods, and they are used by restaurants for frying. They are also

> naturally present in low levels in dairy products and meats. The

use

> of trans fats became popular in the late 1960s, after saturated

fats

> were conclusively linked to an increased risk of heart disease.

>

> However, recent evidence suggests that trans fatty acids can

> increase blood levels of low density lipoprotein (LDL), so-

> called " bad " cholesterol, while lowering levels of high density

> lipoprotein (HDL), known as " good " cholesterol. A blood profile

> containing high LDL and low HDL is a strong risk factor for heart

> disease.

>

> In order to measure how much trans fat is contained in different

> products, CSPI sent a number of foods to an independent laboratory

> for analysis. Some of the foods they analyzed included: Pepperidge

> Farm Flaky Crust Chicken Pot Pie (6.5 grams trans fat per

serving),

> Entenmann's Rich Frosted Donut (5 grams trans fat per donut), and

> Mrs. Smith's Apple Pie (4 grams trans fat per slice).

>

> In an interview with Reuters Health, Wootan said that there is no

> daily limit set specifically for trans fat, but people are

> recommended to limit their intake of saturated fat to 20 grams per

> day. Wootan said she believed consumers should use that limit as a

> measuring stick for all heart-unhealthy fats, restricting

themselves

> to no more than 20 grams of saturated and trans fats per day,

> combined.

>

> She added that the Food and Drug Administration ( news - web

sites)

> (FDA) may soon issue recommendations that companies include

> information on trans fat on the labels. However, the FDA may not

> require that labels also list the daily limits of trans fat

intake.

>

> " Without a daily value, it's hard to tell if the amount of trans

fat

> listed on the label is a lot or a little, " she said. Five grams of

> trans fat may not sound like much, she added, but, according to

her

> recommendations, it is one-quarter of the total amount of damaging

> fat people should eat in one day. " So some numbers that look low,

> really could contribute to your risk of heart disease, " she said.

>

> According to the FDA, including the amount of trans fat on food

> labels could save between 2,100 and 5,600 people from dying

> prematurely, most likely as a result of company's modifying their

> products so that the labels would report less trans fat, Wootan

> said.

>

> " To be able to save 15 lives a day from listing something on a

food

> label, it seems (manufacturers) should act as quickly as possible,

> so people who want to reduce their risk of heart disease can, "

> Wootan noted.

>

> In the meantime, for consumers who want to limit their intake of

> trans fats, Wootan recommended they opt for foods that are

> relatively low-fat in general, which tend to contain fewer

saturated

> and trans fats.

>

> In an interview with Reuters Health, Richard Reeves of the

Institute

> of Shortening and Edible Oils (ISEO), said he thought the FDA

would

> be " prudent " to not force manufacturers to establish a daily limit

> to trans fat intake. Research has not discovered what that limit

> should be, he said, and one should not be assigned arbitrarily.

>

> " I think it makes more sense not to establish a daily value, than

to

> construct one based on faulty scientific evidence, " Reeves said.

>

> ISEO is a trade association that represents the makers of about

90%

> of the edible oils and fats in the US.

>

>

>

> JoAnn Guest

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[Guest guest]

Restaurant eating exposes us to much of this " partially hydrogenated oil "

danger. Most restaurants naturally endeavor to keep costs down, and these

" long shelf life " oils, are cheap, especially when purchased by restaurants

and restaurant chains that obtain these oils in immense " bulk " amounts with

huge price breaks.

When eating at restaurants, it's a good idea to ask what kind of oil they

use in cooking.

-

" gargoxxx " <gargoxxx

 

Friday, November 29, 2002 3:33 PM

Re: Transfats Silently Lurking in Foods

 

 

> I have been avoiding hydrogenated oils for 44 years, most of the

> packaged foods contain them, and I have had no problem finding them

> listed on the labels, -when present, on discussing this subject, we

> should avoid using the term 'trans-fats' because the general public

> does not recognize that term, it is 'partiallly hydrogenated oil'

> that appears on the labels. This is what I believe to be the major

> cause of heart disease.

>

Gettingwell, " JoAnn Guest " <angelprincessjo> wrote:

> > Transfats Silently Lurking in Foods

> > JoAnn Guest

> > Nov 10, 2002 19:51 PST

> > " mrsjoguest " <jgu-;

> > Consumer Group:

> > Transfat Silently Lurking in Foods

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Consumer Group: Trans Fat Silently Lurking in Foods

> > Tue Jul 30,10:25 AM ET

> > By Alison McCook

> >

> > NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A number of popular pastries, fried

> > foods, and other products may contain more fat than you think,

> > largely because " trans fat " does not have to be listed on their

> food

> > labels, a consumer health group said Monday.

> >

> >

> >

> > Trans fat is formed when vegetable oils are partially hydrogenated

> > to make them more stable and solid, and recent evidence suggests

> > that they may be as bad for the heart as saturated fat.

> >

> > However, products list the amount of total fat and saturated fat,

> > but do not necessarily include the amount of trans fat, according

> to

> > the Washington, DC-based Center for Science in the Public Interest

> > (CSPI).

> >

> > For example, one brand of chicken pot pie has a label that says it

> > contains 8 grams of saturated fat per serving, but a laboratory

> > analysis revealed the product also has 6.5 grams of trans fat.

> > However, companies are not required to disclose the amount of

> trans

> > fat and this particular product gave no indication of the amount

> of

> > trans fat it contained, according to the CSPI.

> >

> > " If you want to avoid trans fat, there's no way to do it, because

> > it's not required by food labels, " Dr. Margo G. Wootan of CSPI

> told

> > Reuters Health.

> >

> > Trans fats are found in margarine, baked goods and other processed

> > foods, and they are used by restaurants for frying. They are also

> > naturally present in low levels in dairy products and meats. The

> use

> > of trans fats became popular in the late 1960s, after saturated

> fats

> > were conclusively linked to an increased risk of heart disease.

> >

> > However, recent evidence suggests that trans fatty acids can

> > increase blood levels of low density lipoprotein (LDL), so-

> > called " bad " cholesterol, while lowering levels of high density

> > lipoprotein (HDL), known as " good " cholesterol. A blood profile

> > containing high LDL and low HDL is a strong risk factor for heart

> > disease.

> >

> > In order to measure how much trans fat is contained in different

> > products, CSPI sent a number of foods to an independent laboratory

> > for analysis. Some of the foods they analyzed included: Pepperidge

> > Farm Flaky Crust Chicken Pot Pie (6.5 grams trans fat per

> serving),

> > Entenmann's Rich Frosted Donut (5 grams trans fat per donut), and

> > Mrs. Smith's Apple Pie (4 grams trans fat per slice).

> >

> > In an interview with Reuters Health, Wootan said that there is no

> > daily limit set specifically for trans fat, but people are

> > recommended to limit their intake of saturated fat to 20 grams per

> > day. Wootan said she believed consumers should use that limit as a

> > measuring stick for all heart-unhealthy fats, restricting

> themselves

> > to no more than 20 grams of saturated and trans fats per day,

> > combined.

> >

> > She added that the Food and Drug Administration ( news - web

> sites)

> > (FDA) may soon issue recommendations that companies include

> > information on trans fat on the labels. However, the FDA may not

> > require that labels also list the daily limits of trans fat

> intake.

> >

> > " Without a daily value, it's hard to tell if the amount of trans

> fat

> > listed on the label is a lot or a little, " she said. Five grams of

> > trans fat may not sound like much, she added, but, according to

> her

> > recommendations, it is one-quarter of the total amount of damaging

> > fat people should eat in one day. " So some numbers that look low,

> > really could contribute to your risk of heart disease, " she said.

> >

> > According to the FDA, including the amount of trans fat on food

> > labels could save between 2,100 and 5,600 people from dying

> > prematurely, most likely as a result of company's modifying their

> > products so that the labels would report less trans fat, Wootan

> > said.

> >

> > " To be able to save 15 lives a day from listing something on a

> food

> > label, it seems (manufacturers) should act as quickly as possible,

> > so people who want to reduce their risk of heart disease can, "

> > Wootan noted.

> >

> > In the meantime, for consumers who want to limit their intake of

> > trans fats, Wootan recommended they opt for foods that are

> > relatively low-fat in general, which tend to contain fewer

> saturated

> > and trans fats.

> >

> > In an interview with Reuters Health, Richard Reeves of the

> Institute

> > of Shortening and Edible Oils (ISEO), said he thought the FDA

> would

> > be " prudent " to not force manufacturers to establish a daily limit

> > to trans fat intake. Research has not discovered what that limit

> > should be, he said, and one should not be assigned arbitrarily.

> >

> > " I think it makes more sense not to establish a daily value, than

> to

> > construct one based on faulty scientific evidence, " Reeves said.

> >

> > ISEO is a trade association that represents the makers of about

> 90%

> > of the edible oils and fats in the US.

> >

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

---Good Evening,

I have a question for you. I have seen various margarines

labeled *trans-fat free* in rather large print on the front, however

we read the fine print only to find that the ingredient listing

includes *hydrogenated* or *partially hydrogenated* near the top of

the list. I agree, most people aren't really aware of the term

transfat, although I will go a bit further and say that most people

aren't aware of the other terms either. If this is the case, then why

do a vast majority of people use " Benecol " and " Take Control "

and " Olivio " when the label states otherwise?

Also I think you'll find that most mayos although they have been

found to be high in hydrogenated oils and n-6s are not even listed as

such! How do we reconcile that?

The public is being deceived in my opinion in more ways than one!

 

JoAnn

 

In Gettingwell, " gargoxxx " <gargoxxx> wrote:

> I have been avoiding hydrogenated oils for 44 years, most of the

> packaged foods contain them, and I have had no problem finding them

> listed on the labels, -when present, on discussing this subject, we

> should avoid using the term 'trans-fats' because the general public

> does not recognize that term, it is 'partiallly hydrogenated oil'

> that appears on the labels. This is what I believe to be the major

> cause of heart disease.

>

Gettingwell, " JoAnn Guest " <angelprincessjo> wrote:

> > Transfats Silently Lurking in Foods

> > JoAnn Guest

> > Nov 10, 2002 19:51 PST

> > " mrsjoguest " <jgu-;

> > Consumer Group:

> > Transfat Silently Lurking in Foods

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Consumer Group: Trans Fat Silently Lurking in Foods

> > Tue Jul 30,10:25 AM ET

> > By Alison McCook

> >

> > NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A number of popular pastries, fried

> > foods, and other products may contain more fat than you think,

> > largely because " trans fat " does not have to be listed on their

> food

> > labels, a consumer health group said Monday.

> >

> >

> >

> > Trans fat is formed when vegetable oils are partially

hydrogenated

> > to make them more stable and solid, and recent evidence suggests

> > that they may be as bad for the heart as saturated fat.

> >

> > However, products list the amount of total fat and saturated fat,

> > but do not necessarily include the amount of trans fat, according

> to

> > the Washington, DC-based Center for Science in the Public

Interest

> > (CSPI).

> >

> > For example, one brand of chicken pot pie has a label that says

it

> > contains 8 grams of saturated fat per serving, but a laboratory

> > analysis revealed the product also has 6.5 grams of trans fat.

> > However, companies are not required to disclose the amount of

> trans

> > fat and this particular product gave no indication of the amount

> of

> > trans fat it contained, according to the CSPI.

> >

> > " If you want to avoid trans fat, there's no way to do it, because

> > it's not required by food labels, " Dr. Margo G. Wootan of CSPI

> told

> > Reuters Health.

> >

> > Trans fats are found in margarine, baked goods and other

processed

> > foods, and they are used by restaurants for frying. They are also

> > naturally present in low levels in dairy products and meats. The

> use

> > of trans fats became popular in the late 1960s, after saturated

> fats

> > were conclusively linked to an increased risk of heart disease.

> >

> > However, recent evidence suggests that trans fatty acids can

> > increase blood levels of low density lipoprotein (LDL), so-

> > called " bad " cholesterol, while lowering levels of high density

> > lipoprotein (HDL), known as " good " cholesterol. A blood profile

> > containing high LDL and low HDL is a strong risk factor for heart

> > disease.

> >

> > In order to measure how much trans fat is contained in different

> > products, CSPI sent a number of foods to an independent

laboratory

> > for analysis. Some of the foods they analyzed included:

Pepperidge

> > Farm Flaky Crust Chicken Pot Pie (6.5 grams trans fat per

> serving),

> > Entenmann's Rich Frosted Donut (5 grams trans fat per donut), and

> > Mrs. Smith's Apple Pie (4 grams trans fat per slice).

> >

> > In an interview with Reuters Health, Wootan said that there is no

> > daily limit set specifically for trans fat, but people are

> > recommended to limit their intake of saturated fat to 20 grams

per

> > day. Wootan said she believed consumers should use that limit as

a

> > measuring stick for all heart-unhealthy fats, restricting

> themselves

> > to no more than 20 grams of saturated and trans fats per day,

> > combined.

> >

> > She added that the Food and Drug Administration ( news - web

> sites)

> > (FDA) may soon issue recommendations that companies include

> > information on trans fat on the labels. However, the FDA may not

> > require that labels also list the daily limits of trans fat

> intake.

> >

> > " Without a daily value, it's hard to tell if the amount of trans

> fat

> > listed on the label is a lot or a little, " she said. Five grams

of

> > trans fat may not sound like much, she added, but, according to

> her

> > recommendations, it is one-quarter of the total amount of

damaging

> > fat people should eat in one day. " So some numbers that look low,

> > really could contribute to your risk of heart disease, " she said.

> >

> > According to the FDA, including the amount of trans fat on food

> > labels could save between 2,100 and 5,600 people from dying

> > prematurely, most likely as a result of company's modifying their

> > products so that the labels would report less trans fat, Wootan

> > said.

> >

> > " To be able to save 15 lives a day from listing something on a

> food

> > label, it seems (manufacturers) should act as quickly as

possible,

> > so people who want to reduce their risk of heart disease can, "

> > Wootan noted.

> >

> > In the meantime, for consumers who want to limit their intake of

> > trans fats, Wootan recommended they opt for foods that are

> > relatively low-fat in general, which tend to contain fewer

> saturated

> > and trans fats.

> >

> > In an interview with Reuters Health, Richard Reeves of the

> Institute

> > of Shortening and Edible Oils (ISEO), said he thought the FDA

> would

> > be " prudent " to not force manufacturers to establish a daily

limit

> > to trans fat intake. Research has not discovered what that limit

> > should be, he said, and one should not be assigned arbitrarily.

> >

> > " I think it makes more sense not to establish a daily value, than

> to

> > construct one based on faulty scientific evidence, " Reeves said.

> >

> > ISEO is a trade association that represents the makers of about

> 90%

> > of the edible oils and fats in the US.

> >

> >

> >

> > JoAnn Guest

> > jgu-

> > Friendsforhea-

> > DietaryTi-

> > http://www.geocities.com/mrsjoguest/Botanicals.html

> > http://www.geocities.com/mrsjoguest/AIM.html

> >

> > *theaimcompanies*

> > -Wisdom of the past,Food of the future-

> > " Health is not a Medical Issue "