TRANSFATS HAVE BECOME THE NEXT SECOND HAND SMOKE SCARE.
The big Cities who think nothing of spreading their disease and chemical contaminated sewage
sludge (playfully called biosolids) crop and grazing land, on parks, school grounds and even selling
this shit as an unlabeled, uncontrolled, soil amendment -- want to protect you from transfats and
cigarette smoke. Health officials can not protect you from becoming one of the 65,000 deaths a year
associated with foodborne illness and pneumonia from bacteria and viruses, etc., in sewage
sludge/biosolids -- but they are going to expose the hidden transfat in your favorite food.
Health officials say that making consumers aware of the damaging ingredient could prevent up to 1,200 cases of
coronary heart disease and save between 250 and 500 lives over the next three years.
This is politics at work. Cities are banning transfats that might prevent 400 cases of heart disease a years. DUH?
With 24 million cases of heart disease in 2004 , 654,000 deaths, and with doctors looking at bacteria and viruses
(that are in Sludge/biosolids) you would think the health officials would be yelling bloody murder to stop this disaster
rather than starting a new very foolish PR program. These people don't even claim to have a study to support the
transfat problem or even have any idea what might be allowable:
while there's no recommended dietary allowance for trans fats, experts claim intake should be limited.
Jim
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Amy Paturel, M.S., M.P.H
http://diets.aol.com/newsandtrends/transfats
What you Should Know About Trans Fats
It's the sinister ingredient often overlooked in a quick scan of food labels. Trans fats may add that extra crunch to crispy
foods, but they also raise your bad cholesterol.
Now, health officials plan to expose "hidden" trans fats in your favorite foods.
Until this month, consumers had to seek out words like "partially hydrogenated" to uncover the unhealthy ingredient, but
under the new rule, food manufacturers must disclose the amount of trans fats in their products. A quick glance at the
nutrition facts panel will reveal trans fat content right below saturated fat -- unless the product has less than 0.5 grams
per serving.
What Makes Them So Bad?
Trans fats are formed when hydrogen is added to a vegetable oil, converting it from a liquid fat to a solid, more
shelf-stable fat (think margarine). The process allows greater functionality in foods, making crunchy foods crispier and
creamy foods smoother. Commonly found in processed foods like cookies, crackers, baked goods and the like, these
fats raise harmful LDL cholesterol levels. The result: an increased risk for heart disease.
Seemingly healthful foods, like granola bars and cereals, may also contain trans fats, surprisingly. Plus, they're a natural
component of some high-fat meat and dairy products. Health officials say that making consumers aware of the damaging
ingredient could prevent up to 1,200 cases of coronary heart disease and save between 250 and 500 lives over the
next three years.
How to Lighten Your Load
The American Heart Association recommends restricting total fat intake to no more than eight teaspoons per day. And
while there's no recommended dietary allowance for trans fats, experts claim intake should be limited. The best way to
lighten your fat load: rely on whole foods, lean meats, fruits and vegetables. And when you need some fat to make foods
more palatable, stick to oils like olive, canola and peanut rather than saturated and trans-fat laden butter or margarine.
-- Amy Paturel, M.S., M.P.H.
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