 |
 |
Trans fats and saturated fats are not the same. Trans fats are hydrogenated. Hydrogenation incorporates additional hydrogen atoms to bring liquid fats to a solid state. The food industry likes trans fat: longer shelf life, more stable flavor. For the consumer, not so good. Trans fats, which the body processes differently than it does other fats, have terrible health consequences. This is why the FDA requires food companies to disclose trans fat content on food labels. However, the FDA in its wisdom allows food companies to list trans fat—or indeed, any ingredient—as zero if one serving contains less than .5 grams of the stuff. So nothing becomes something, and the mathematically impossible becomes possible: 0 + 0 (two servings) = .9999999.... They can't hide it entirely, though. If you read the fine print on the food label and see the word "hydrogenated," trans fat is almost certainly lurking. Kathleen On 2 March 2012 02:22, Moneesha Sharma <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > for years we have been told it is not very healthy ( trans) > > > It is full of saturated fats. > Moneesha > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > [log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn