so as most of u know i eat a lot and i eat clean mon-fri. and on the weekend eat whatever i want. so i thought i would bring this to all your attn. because the FDA seems that they want to hide things from us.
Trans fats is a general term for fats used in the process of making many foods that have a long shelf life. basically all they are is fats that have a hydrogen atom added to them to break the double bond to make them more saturated. consequently making them tasty, cheap, longer shelf life and all this with a higher melting point. the reason they are used so much in the fast food industry is because the oil lasts a lot longer than regular oil, its really cheap, and its very very tasty.
now what u may not know is that these fats are found in almost everything u eat today. look on the nutrition facts, the FDA was made to put TRANS FATS on the list but not…partially hydrogenated oils or diglycerides. these are both classified as trans fats.
most common foods such as cupcakes, ice cremes, cakes, a lot of cereals, bagels, fast foods, and in most all pre-made pouch veggies or pasta foods that all u do is add water and microwave. its really scary. do yourself a favor and grab some random things in the fridge and look for these terms… diglycerides and hydrogenated oils. you will be surprised at what u find and what u are putting into your body.
the worst part about all this is it lowers your HDL and raises your LDL which can lead to a whole bunch of bad things.
the good trans fats are found in red meat. these are called CLA. different from the other trans fats, CLA is an antioxident and can in fact help one lose fat.
TRANS FAT to me is all one big conspiracy.
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