Atkins vs deadly Trans-Fat

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Read this article for great details about it:

http://www.treelight.com/health/PartiallyHydrogenatedOils.html

That is an awesome link. Thank you.

Dave
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/LowCarbHighFat/

John E said:

Hi Folks,

I just learned about how deadly Trans-Fat is. Trans-Fat , also
known as Partially Hydroginated vegitable oil is worse than
smoking (per lots of studies).

No, that isn't what you have done.

What you have done is been exposed to the unsupported, unreferenced
opinions of one man, Eric Armstrong. Much of what he says is quite true,
but there are several areas where his claims are not supported,
particularly in some of the claims he makes for coconut oil. Coconut oil
is very high in saturated fat, 87% according to the ASDA. Not exactly a
"healthy" oil to eat or cook with. Coconut oil is higher in saturated
fat than butter, *much* higher. Coconut oil is so high in saturated fats
that it solidifies at room temperature.

Could Eric Armstrong possibly have some pecuniary interest in sales of
coconut oil?

Or is he just one of those people who believe in the face of all
evidence to the contrary that although coconut oil has one of the
highest levels of saturated fats, that somehow, unlike other saturated
fats, it is healthy? There are people who argue that this is true,
without supporting evidence of course.

I would do a little research before endorsing *everything* that this man
says. Much of what he writes about is quite valid and well supported by
research, but not when it comes to coconut oil.

He makes the absurd claim that because coconut oil melts when handled,
that indicates that it metabolises faster than other oils (that are
already liquid a body temperatures) and will only provide energy, not
build fat. If it looks like a kook, if it walks like a kook, if it talks
like a kook ...

Be careful.

Regards

David

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Basically, margrine is 100% trans-fat.

Nope. Margarine is mix of fatty acids. Trans-fats are only smart part of it
(but it does not make them less dangerous).

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Use natural fats such as olive oil. Even saturated fat is much better for
you than
Trans-Fat which is processed vegitables oil.

Imagine: Almost every cookie off the shelf has a great amount of this

deadly

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substance.
LCing gets rid of it. I'd avoid deep frying anything to avoid producing
it.

Well, above is correct.

Mirek

Don't you have 100% non-hydrogenated margarines where you live? Becel?

http://tinyurl.com/rjna
http://tinyurl.com/5erug

Jim

Mirek Fídler said:

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Basically, margrine is 100% trans-fat.

Nope. Margarine is mix of fatty acids. Trans-fats are only smart part of it
(but it does not make them less dangerous).

Quoted message said:

Use natural fats such as olive oil. Even saturated fat is much better for
you than
Trans-Fat which is processed vegitables oil.

Imagine: Almost every cookie off the shelf has a great amount of this

deadly

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substance.
LCing gets rid of it. I'd avoid deep frying anything to avoid producing
it.

Well, above is correct.

Mirek

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