Replacing Trans Fats With Something That May Be Just As Bad

Beans, cucumber salad, mushrooms, and eggplant-tomato spread: none of them have IFs, especially if you cook them at home!

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Trust the food industry to do the wrong thing:

"Ever since the FDA banned trans fats in June 2015, food manufacturers have been busy training a replacement. 

Just when you think the stuff that bullies your belly was finally kicked out of the game, its just-as-mean teammate gets put in. Conditioned to perform just like its predecessor, Interesterified Fat (IF) appears to be just as lethal. Plus: IF is super-sneaky, essentially flying under the radar and making it easier to be put into your food. It will wreak havoc on your body, just like the trans fats we’ve all been fighting. That’s super frustrating, since there’s a reason it’s one of the 40 Unhealthiest Foods on the Planet! 

IF is a fusion of fats; molecules in naturally-occurring fats are rearranged to create a more shelf-stable model. (Sounds familiar…) These fats include stearic acid, a naturally-occurring saturated fat and vegetable oils, AKA soybean oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, etc. 

Not much is known about IF—but what is known only confirms that this guy has trained under TF and has adapted his rotten ways. In fact, studies showed that when humans consumed IF, there was an increase in bad cholesterol and a decrease in good. And another study showed that female rodents that ingested this man-made fat had male offspring that were predisposed to diabetes."

Actionable

What should we do?

• The solution to this and similar problems is to end food industry lobbying, break the power of the food industry, and at the same time, educate the consumer. 

• If additives such as the IFs (described above) are hidden from the label, the safest approach is to avoid all processed foods (which is easier said, than done). Learning how to cook meals that are safe and healthy for yourself and your family should be a priority.