2007-02-03 08:34:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
trans fat is a type of unsaturated fat. It occurs naturally in very low levels in meat and dairy products from rumiants (rumaints are hoofed animals that digest food in two steps, e.g. cow). However, this is not where we get trans fat in our diets today. It is a industrial process whereby oil is partially hydrogenated. Basically, this is adding hydrogen to the fat. Trans fat, unlike other fats, are not necessary for healthy nor are they beneficial in any way (as other fats are). Trans fats have a higher meting point and shelf life (e.g. Crisco) and therefore have become popular in industrial food production.
Coronary heart disease is the number one health risk associated with the consumption of trans fats.
In short, the stuff is nasty and should not be consumed by anyone in any amounts.
2007-02-03 09:03:06 · answer #1 · answered by prekinpdx 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Something made up by people in power so they can tell people a fake reason for why they are getting fat or having heart problems. If you read the independant reports done by other countries that actually checked into this, they found that people WITHOUT the "trans fats" in their diets are the ones dying from heart attacks every day and having the most severe health problems.
2007-02-03 08:43:03 · answer #2 · answered by MrKnowItAll 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The oil which has been reheated repeatedly contains transfat s.these are very harmful 4 health.
2007-02-03 08:51:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're CIS fats gone bad.
2007-02-03 08:46:12 · answer #4 · answered by mortyfint 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans_fat
2007-02-05 11:42:17 · answer #5 · answered by alwayzder4u 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋