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Trans Fat is not your friend !!! |  |
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Trans fat: What's the skinny?Fat isn't necessarily a bad thing. But trans fat is. In fact, it's the worst kind of fat you can put in your body. It's not labeled. It's bad for your heart. And the healthiest thing you can do is avoid it. Trans fat increases the level of LDL, or "bad cholesterol," your body produces--LDL is the main source of cholesterol buildup and blockage in the arteries. At the same time, trans fat decreases the amount of HDL, or "good cholesterol." It increases the level of a blood fat called triglycerides, and has even been found to contribute to insulin resistance, which raises the risk of type 2 diabetes. All of this increases your risk of heart disease. In fact, a 1999 Harvard study estimated that 30,000 premature deaths in the United States annually could be attributed to trans fat. And as plainly and simply as we can put it, trans fat can make you fat, which is reason enough to eliminate it from your diet. How good fat goes badOK, so trans fat is bad fat, but what exactly is it, and what's it doing in our food? It is formed by hydrogenation, a process in which heat and hydrogen are added to vegetable oil, changing it from a liquid into a solid, giving processed foods a longer shelf life. That saves the food companies a lot of money--but can cost you dearly if you eat too much of it. Trans fat is found in vegetable shortenings, margarine, cookies, crackers, candies, fried foods, doughnuts, baked goods, and many other processed foods. Keep in mind that an item can say "trans-fat-free" as long as it has less than 0.5 grams per serving. So something could be labeled trans-fat-free, but still have hydrogenated oil as an ingredient.
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