Are trans fats worse than saturated fats? (and may have other harmful effects),
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www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=304643...
www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3046430
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These man-made fats are much worse for you than any other natural fat, even the saturated fats found in butter and beef." Trans fats pose a higher risk of heart disease than saturated fats, which were once believed to be the worst kind of fats. While it is true that saturated fats -- found in butter, cheese and beef,
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www.umm.edu/features/transfats.html
www.umm.edu/features/transfats.html
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Trans-Fats Worse Than Other Fats, Harvard Says; ADM Introduces New Line of Zero or Low Trans-Fat. from PR Newswire. Highbeam Research – FREE Trial.
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www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-107541005.html
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After only four weeks consuming these fats, study volunteers’ blood glucose levels rose sharply -- by 20 percent. This is a much worse result than is seen with trans fats. They build up in your nervous system, are difficult to eliminate, and can lead to neurological problems and other health concerns.
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articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/03/05/Interesterified-Fat--Is-it-Worse-Than-Trans-Fat.aspx
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Do Some Math: If you are up for the challenge, you could try to figure out the trans-fat content of some foods. To do this you would need to add up the other individual fats first, though they are not all always listed (saturated, monounsaturated, How Sweet It Is: Cocoa Has Higher Antioxidant Amounts Than Red Wine,
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www.supermarketguru.com/page.cfm/1606
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Advocacy site urging the banning of trans fatty acids. Contains consumer and product news and information on trans fats. Incidentally, don't think that the problem is only at McDonald's or other fast-food chains. Many of them serve larger portions than McDonald's with even more trans fats than McDonald’s.
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www.bantransfats.com/
www.bantransfats.com/
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Fully hydrogenated oil does not contain trans fat! Partial hydrogenation is a process that rids an oil of its highly unsaturated fatty acid content and changes anywhere from 5-10 percent to 55 percent or more of the original fatty acids to trans fatty acids and a number of other unnatural fatty acids. Fats in Oils...
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www.bantransfats.com/faq.html
www.bantransfats.com/faq.html
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Trans fat, which is used in many fried and processed foods, may contribute more to weight gain than other types of fat, a new study suggests. Scientists found that every increase of one percentage point in the portion of calories from trans fats... Wendy's has eliminated trans fat from its fries, and other companies,
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www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-10-21-transfat_x.htm?csp=34
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With trans fats in the spotlight most of the time, it is easy to One other place that saturated fats are found is in parents' diets. A study at the University of Iowa College of Medicine found that adults who live with children (just about all parents) ate more saturated fat than their childfree counterparts.
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www.slashfood.com/2007/01/11/parents-eat-more-saturated...
www.slashfood.com/2007/01/11/parents-eat-more-saturated-fats-than-other-adults/
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