Transfat Substitute makes you Sick!

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Transfat Substitute makes you Sick!

JoAnn Guest

Jan 26, 2007 08:31 PST

 

 

New York, Jan 25:Trans fats may be disappearing from supermarket

shelves and restaurants, but one type of fat taking their place may

be no healthier, new research suggests.

 

Artificial trans fats are formed when food manufacturers add

hydrogen to vegetable oil to make it solidify, in a process called

hydrogenation.

Partially hydrogenated oil boosts the stability of a food`s flavor,

as well as its shelf life, and the oils have long been a key

ingredient in baked and fried foods.

 

Research has shown that trans fats in these oils may be even worse

for heart health.

 

With trans fats so out of favor -- New York City recently banned

them

from restaurants, and other cities may follow suit -- the search for

alternatives is on.

 

However, one of those replacement fats -- so-called interesterified

fats -- may carry their own health threats, according to a study

published in the journal Nutrition & Metabolism.

 

The interesterified oils may not only lower HDL levels but also

cause a significant rise in blood sugar, researchers found.

 

The findings are concerning, study co-author Dr. K. C. Hayes told

news agencies, in part because the study volunteers used the

interesterified fats for only four weeks. " Blood glucose went up

quite precipitously, " said Hayes, a professor of biology at Brandeis

University in Waltham,

Massachusetts.

 

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