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Yakk · 10-12-2006, 11:31 AM

Ok. Do you know what they are talking about banning?

They aren't talking about banning FAT. They are talking about banning the industrially processed candle-wax substitute known as trans fat from food.

Trans fats: Chemically processed candle-wax substitute that looks and tastes and cooks somewhat like lard.

Artificially produced Trans fat (almost the only source of trans fat) is a way to turn liquid unsaturated fats into solid-at-room-tempurature trans fats.

Saturated fat: Mostly solid at room tempurature. Exists in abundance in a number of plants and animals (examples: coconut fat, most of the fat in steaks)

Unsaturated fat: Mostly liquid at room tempurature. Exists in abundance in a number of plants and animals (example: cooking oil)

Why ban trans fats?

Trans fats are a taste-a-like substitue for saturated fats. Except they are far worse for you. They are used in industrial baking to make a few more pennies per unit sold.

You cannot tell if you are eating trans fats or saturated fats without chemically analyzing the food. Yet if you eat the same food with saturated fats, it will taste the same and be better for you.

Small amounts of trans fats do exist in natural foods -- and any sensible law will take this into account. The amount of trans fats in natural foods is very close to "trace amounts".

10-12-2006, 11:31 AM	#45 (permalink)
Yakk Wehret Den Anfängen! Location: Ontario, Canada	Ok. Do you know what they are talking about banning? They aren't talking about banning FAT. They are talking about banning the industrially processed candle-wax substitute known as trans fat from food. Trans fats: Chemically processed candle-wax substitute that looks and tastes and cooks somewhat like lard. Artificially produced Trans fat (almost the only source of trans fat) is a way to turn liquid unsaturated fats into solid-at-room-tempurature trans fats. Saturated fat: Mostly solid at room tempurature. Exists in abundance in a number of plants and animals (examples: coconut fat, most of the fat in steaks) Unsaturated fat: Mostly liquid at room tempurature. Exists in abundance in a number of plants and animals (example: cooking oil) Why ban trans fats? Trans fats are a taste-a-like substitue for saturated fats. Except they are far worse for you. They are used in industrial baking to make a few more pennies per unit sold. You cannot tell if you are eating trans fats or saturated fats without chemically analyzing the food. Yet if you eat the same food with saturated fats, it will taste the same and be better for you. Small amounts of trans fats do exist in natural foods -- and any sensible law will take this into account. The amount of trans fats in natural foods is very close to "trace amounts". __________________ Last edited by JHVH : 10-29-4004 BC at 09:00 PM. Reason: Time for a rest.