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  1. Out of the fat and into the fire
    pigsmayfly pigsmayfly Australia says:
    April 19, 2010 at 10:46 PM

    Trans fats are really nothing new, hydrogenation was conceived back in the 1800’s the risks for heart disease associated with trans fat intake was considered in a study done in 1988, and a definite link was identified in 1994. One of the issues is that trans fats drive down HDL (good Cholesterol) and drive up LDL (bad cholesterol) hence the risks for CVD. Should they be banned? Whether a ban is warranted is obviously a bone of contention between the expert’s manufactures and government agencies. But what we do know there is a definitive link with Trans and lifestyle disease, and many shelf products contain Trans fats (extends shelf life) a ban would be punitive the best option would be regulating the amount that is in our diets through regulating manufacturing. Most healthy foods only contain very small amounts of Tran’s fats. So it’s obvious that the underlying question is should we regulate our food supply to accommodate the many uneducated?

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