How difficult is it to exclude from the diet of potentially harmful TRANS fats? We tried to study.
Until recently, TRANS fats were considered unhealthy by-product of our diet. Just think, a problem anymore… Unless the proportion of man-made product to cause such global harm?
It is, says Dr. medicine Jeffrey Eron, associate Professor of medicine at the University of California (San Francisco). According to the latest reports, TRANS fats can cause and worsen cancer and dementia, he says. To consume them anyway, that pour fine sand in a Swiss watch. Sooner or later it will lead to breakage of the system.
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The irony: at the time, nutritionists believed TRANS fats an excellent replacement rich. In the 90-ies at least six major studies have found that artificial fats alter the ratio of cholesterol to harmful use, of low molecular weight. A series of other experiments have shown that they increase the content of triglycerides, which increase the risk of heart disease. Moreover, provoke extensive inflammation throughout the body.
Unfortunately, to abandon them is not so easy, they are everywhere we glance. Formed in the hydrogenation (saturation with hydrogen) of vegetable fat, at room temperature becoming a solid texture such as vegetable margarine. This fat makes the fries crispy, and the pie crust tender. In addition, thanks to him, the best products keep their shape. So, what’s wrapped or Packed in cartons in the grocery store is likely to contain TRANS fats.
If you consult a professional nutritionist with a request to perform the three most common product, it is possible to make the following rules…
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Lesson one: don’t trust the labels!
In the United States, for example, all food products must contain the amount of saturated and TRANS fat. Ukraine should independently examine the labels on packages in supermarkets.
However, we should not forget that a food labeled as containing no TRANS fats, is not. The inscription is not always true.
In the product there can be up to 0.5 grams per serving. So even if you specify that here, no fats, all the same, if you eat a lot of it, will be threatened.
Moreover, TRANS fats interfere in the metabolism of cells and can substitute for unsaturated fatty acids, which leads to the appearance of some malignant tumors.
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But safe food still exists. In the stores of whole and natural food content of TRANS fats are eliminated in full. Can’t hurt to scrutinize the composition: if includes hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated ingredients, it’s a hint that there are artificial fats. And finally, there are no TRANS fats in products certified as organic, according to current regulations in the manufacture of such food hydrogenation is not performed.
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Lesson two: even in a healthy diet is a little bit of TRANS fats
If your diet is dominated by pizza, pancakes and tarts, you know, bad fats are discovered in all these delicacies.
Pies and pancakes replace vegetable dishes, and frozen pizza on the cervix and yogurt.
Natural TRANS fats are in small amounts in meat and milk. However, if you do husband’s a vegetarian, he escapes. Therefore, since the experts say that such little content does no harm, will have to put up with them for the sake of marriage.
The third menu is a minefield
There is no law that would oblige restaurants, cafes and cooking take away food. So there you are protected from artificial fats. On the contrary, in such places they are often utilized because they are more stable than other oils for frying. Many popular fast food chains have voluntarily switched to healthier fats. And those who did not, publish online full information on the composition of their products.
Imagine how great it would be! Once you say that your favorite barbecue eliminated TRANS fats from their ingredients. A holiday comes and you bring an awesome dish of coleslaw, baked beans and fat juicy ribs. But this is a utopia, watch your diet alone and not torture my husband too boiled peas, selecting his favorite pizza.