(10-07-08) Yet Another Reason to Avoid Trans-Fats Like the Plague

If you needed yet another reason to avoid trans-fats like the plague, here it is: A new study from Harvard shows that increased intakes of trans-fatty acids may increase the risk of prostate tumors by a stunning 100 percent.
The study followed almost 15,000 men over 13 years and found significant increased risk for prostate cancer among the men who were eating higher levels of the dangerous fat. This adds to previous research linking trans-fats to cardiovascular disease.

Trans-fats are man-made fats found in any product that contains hydrogenized or partially-hydrogenized oil in the ingredients.

Through a particularly sleazy loophole in the regulations, manufacturers are allowed to include up to half a gram of trans fats per serving and still claim "Zero Trans Fats" on the label. If they make the "serving size" small enough (however unrealistic that "serving size" may be), you can wind up consuming a couple of grams of trans-fats in an average serving. So forget the "Zero Trans Fats" claims and look a little deeper. Read the ingredients. If it says hydrogenized or partially-hydrogenized oil, it's got trans fats- don't buy it.

And don't buy into those apologist statements by "spokespeople" from the American Dietetic Association who tell you to "reduce" trans-fats. The recommended intake for hydrogenated oils (trans-fats) in the human diet is zero.

Source: Dr. Jonny Bowden.com

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