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The FDA is the Food and Drug Administration in America and their new proposals will essentially eliminate artificial transfats. Artificial transfats are major contributors to heart disease and basically they are likely to declare, after accepting public comment for 60 days, that hydrogenated oils are no longer recognised as safe. Companies that want to use them will have to in future then prove that they are safe, and apparently from a scientific point of view that would be an extremely hard thing to prove.
If they cannot prove it, they cannot use it and so essentially that would be the end of use of hydrogenated oils. Hydrogenated oils are formed when liquid oil is treated with hydrogen gas and become solid and it has become quite common in products like margarine. However, they apparently raise the levels of bad cholesterol and they believe just in America alone this could reduce heart attacks by 20 000 a year and 7000 fewer people will die a year from heart disease. These hydrogenated fats are apparently still found in microwave popcorn, some desserts, frozen pizzas, margarines and are also quite common in coffee creamers. So there are a few things to cross off your list immediately and stop eating because it may be some time before they are banned in South Africa.
Posted by Michael de Broglio on Monday 18-Nov-13
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Catherine said:
on Thursday 21-Nov-13 12:48 PM
It is good to make people aware of such developments. Bottom line however is, one has to make a choice either to eat healthy or not.
Sinead said:
on Thursday 21-Nov-13 11:46 AM
I don't like Americans because they have extreme eating disorders. They are either obese or bulimic... Leave them to eat this crap!
We just mustn't pick up their bad eating habits.......
Iola said:
on Thursday 21-Nov-13 11:11 AM
I agree with Alexis we all know what we doing and if we want to do it to ourselves we have to deal with the consequences
Cindy said:
on Wednesday 20-Nov-13 03:07 PM
I don't think Hydrogenated oils were very safe to begin with.
Alexis said:
on Wednesday 20-Nov-13 08:37 AM
People know what they are doing to themselves, they do not need the government to tell them, people make the decidions and if they make the wrong one or choose to make the wrong one, that is their problem
Alexis said:
on Wednesday 20-Nov-13 08:37 AM
People know what they are doing to themselves, they do not need the government to tell them, people make the decidions and if they make the wrong one or choose to make the wrong one, that is their problem
Sorea said:
on Tuesday 19-Nov-13 07:53 AM
Governments should remove all warning labels and bans and just allow Darwin to sort out the gene pool.
Angelique said:
on Monday 18-Nov-13 02:56 PM
When I read this article, the first thing I thought was exactly what Caron said! Plain and simple - people need to die in order for us to survive on earth. If they eat nonsense then allow them. Over-population is a real problem. Read the novel Inferno by Dan Brown!
Tanya - The T said:
on Monday 18-Nov-13 01:37 PM
I want to know what freak sat there and 1 day said, huny I am going to the basement. Then she lovingly responds 'but why my dear'. And he goes, 'oh know I thought it would be chilled if I mix some oil and hydrogen'. Why... just why... can I not eat stuff that are oh I don't know, some sick twisted version of what was once food. cheese maybe... can we leave cheese alone.
Juliet said:
on Monday 18-Nov-13 01:35 PM
I wish everyone would just stop trying to cut costs and increase profits by selling junk!
Bianca said:
on Monday 18-Nov-13 12:22 PM
A very interesting read. I find it helpful that we are made aware of issues like this because it creates awareness. Whether you choose to ignore it or apply it in your diet etc, is a personal choice and not something that can be forced upon anyone.
BRUMILDE said:
on Monday 18-Nov-13 08:59 AM
Interesting news. As Americans love their fast food. Quick cheap and easy to get
Nicolle said:
on Monday 18-Nov-13 08:43 AM
LOL Caron! In part I agree, however most people simply just don't know what is good for them and constantly need to be "babied".
Another example would be in public toilet facilities, where if there is no sign/poster requesting/reminding patrons to wash their hands, they simply won't.
Common sense is deemed a super power now.
Caron said:
on Monday 18-Nov-13 08:37 AM
The government should really stop parenting, especially with the levels of overpopulation, and let people make their own decisions and that which leads to death be a way of decreasing the population.
Johannesburg based attorney specializing in personal injury matters including Road Accident Fund claims and medical negligence matters. My interests include golf, reading and the internet and the way it is constantly developing. I have a passion for life and a desire for less stress!
