Part 2 - Trans Fatty Acids: The poison in our food supply that most people are STILL eating every day

Part 2 - Trans Fatty Acids: The poison in our food supply that most people
are STILL eating every day
By Tom Venuto

” TFA’s are cheap and for countless food products, they can prolong shelf life,
allow easy transport, provide solidity at room temperature (to make spreads),
and increase suitability for commercial frying.

Although most people have heard of TFA’s, the bad news is that this increased
awareness has not been enough to translate into behavior change.

A study recently published in the Journal of
The American Dietetic Association (ADA) found that in 2007,
73% of Americans knew that TFA’s increased risk of heart disease,
compared to 63% in 2006. However, the bad news is that 79% of
Americans could not name 3 foods that contain trans fats.

46% of Americans could not name any sources of trans fats on their own.

“Knowledge about food sources of fats remains low” says Robert Eckel,
professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado.

Public health messages have been raising awareness, but they haven’t been enough.
“TFA’s are bad for you.” Ok, so now what? What you really need are some simple
behavior guidelines and a list of foods to eat very infrequently if you eat them at all.

Here are some good places for you to start.

4 Ways to Avoid Trans Fatty Acids

1. Eat mostly foods that do not have a label. At the risk of stating the obvious, if you
don’t eat anything that comes in a box or package with a label, then you won’t ever
consume manmade TFA’s. If your diet consists primarily of fruits, fibrous vegetables,
root vegetables, beans, legumes, brown rice, unprocessed whole grains, nuts, seeds, eggs, fish and lean meats, you’re home free.

2. Watch for label loopholes. WARNING: Food companies are lying to you on their product
labels to make you think their foods are TFA-free. The front of their package may say “ZERO grams of trans fats,” and yet there is hydrogenated oil listed in the ingredients. How could that be? There is a label loophole where the government allows companies to claim zero trans fats if there is less than a half a gram per serving. So the food companies sneakily manipulate their serving sizes until the servings are so small that the TFA content falls below the per serving
limit.

3. Read ingredients lists. The primary source of TFA’s is partially hydrogenated vegetable oils. In particular, soybean, sunflower, cottonseed and palm oils are frequently hydrogenated. Your first step then, is to read food labels on any packaged products and look at the ingredients list.
If it contains partially hydrogenated oils, it contains TFA’s.

4. Avoid foods that contain TFA’s most of the time. TFA’s are commonly found in baked goods (bakery), fried foods and packaged convenience foods, especially:

cookies*
crackers*
biscuits*
pastries*
pies*
doughnuts*
packaged frozen foods (breaded chicken, breaded fish, etc)
corn chips
potato chips
packaged popcorn
some breads
frostings
french fries (fried potatoes)
taco shells
margarines and spreads
shortening
some salad dressings
some candies
some artificial cheeses
* major food sources for American adults

Stay tuned -> Part 3

About the Author:
Tom Venuto is a fat loss expert, lifetime natural (steroid-free) bodybuilder,
independent nutrition researcher, freelance writer, and author of the #1 best selling diet e-book,
Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle: Fat-Burning Secrets of The World’s Best Bodybuilders & Fitness Models (e-book) which teaches you how to get lean without drugs or supplements using secrets of the world's best bodybuilders and fitness models. Learn how to get rid of stubborn fat and increase your metabolism by visiting: www.burnthefat.com

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