| I'm going to talk about something today that most of | | | | the last 5 to 6 decades. As time goes on, and science |
| you have probably never heard...that there is a | | | | continues to unveil how deadly these oils really are, I |
| distinction between good trans fats and bad trans fats. | | | | feel that eventually they will be illegal and banned from |
| There is some evidence that the good trans can help | | | | use. The labeling laws were just the first step. In fact, |
| you with fat loss, muscle building, and even cancer | | | | certain countries around the world have already |
| prevention, while the bad trans fats have been shown | | | | banned the use of hydrogenated oils in food |
| to cause heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and the | | | | manufacturing or at least set dates to phase them out |
| general blubbering of your body. | | | | for good. |
| I'm sure most of you have heard all of the ruckus in | | | | However, keep in mind that as companies are starting |
| the news over the last few years about just how bad | | | | to phase out the use of hydrogenated oils in |
| man-made trans fats are for your health. If you've | | | | processed foods, they are replacing them, in most |
| been a reader of my newsletter and my "Truth about | | | | instances, with highly refined polyunsaturated oils. |
| Six Pack Abs" e-book program, then you definitely | | | | These are still heavily processed oils using high heat, |
| know my opinion that these substances are some of | | | | solvents, deodorizers, and bleaching agents. Even |
| the most evil food additives of all and are found in the | | | | refined oils are known to produce inflammation in your |
| vast majority of all processed foods and fast foods | | | | body...a far cry from natural sources of healthy fats. |
| on the market today. In my opinion, man-made trans | | | | Once again, for the best results, your best bet is |
| fats are right up there with smoking in terms of their | | | | avoiding highly processed foods altogether and choose |
| degree of danger to your health. After all, they are one | | | | whole, natural, minimally processed foods. Your body |
| of THE MAIN factors for the explosion of heart | | | | will thank you! |
| disease since approximately the 1950's. | | | | The Good Trans Fats |
| As you may have heard recently, the FDA has | | | | Ok, after having trash talked the man-made trans fats, |
| mandated that food manufacturers include the grams | | | | let me clearly state that there IS such a thing as |
| of trans fat on all nutrition labels starting back at the | | | | healthy natural trans fats. Natural trans fats are |
| beginning of this year. This means that as inventory is | | | | created in the stomachs of ruminant animals like cattle, |
| replaced in the grocery stores, you should start to see | | | | sheep, goats, etc. and make their way into the fat |
| grams of trans listed on all packages from now on, | | | | stores of the animals. Therefore, the milk fat and the |
| providing you with an easier way to avoid them. | | | | fat within the meat of these animals can provide |
| With all of the talk about trans fats in the news these | | | | natural healthy trans fats. Natural trans fats in your diet |
| days, I wanted to clarify some things, particularly | | | | have been thought to have some potential benefit to |
| regarding bad trans fats vs. good trans fats. If you've | | | | aid in both muscle building and fat loss efforts. |
| never heard of good trans fats before, let me explain | | | | However, keep in mind that the quantity of healthy |
| in a bit. | | | | trans fats in the meat and dairy of ruminant animals is |
| The Bad Trans Fats | | | | greatly reduced by mass-production methods of |
| First, the bad trans fats I'm referring to are the | | | | farming and their grain and soy heavy diets. Meat and |
| man-made kind. These are represented by any | | | | dairy from grass-fed, free-range animals always have |
| artificially hydrogenated oils. The main culprits are | | | | much higher quantities of these beneficial fats. |
| margarine, shortening, and partially hydrogenated oils | | | | One such natural trans fat that you may have heard |
| that are in most processed foods, junk foods, and | | | | of is called conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and has been |
| deep fried foods. These hydrogenated oils are highly | | | | marketed by many weight loss companies. Keep in |
| processed using harsh chemical solvents like hexane | | | | mind that these man-made CLA pills you see in the |
| (a component of gasoline), high heat, pressure, have a | | | | stores may not be the best way to get CLA in your |
| metal catalyst added, and are then deodorized and | | | | diet. They are artificially made from plant oils, instead of |
| bleached. A small % of the solvent is allowed to | | | | the natural process that happens in ruminant animals. |
| remain in the finished oil. This has now become more | | | | Once again, man-made just doesn't compare to the |
| of an industrial oil rather than a food oil, but somehow | | | | benefits of natural sources. |
| the FDA still allows the food manufacturers to put this | | | | Now that all of your labels should be listing grams of |
| crap in our food at huge quantities, even with the well | | | | trans fat, keep in mind that if a quantity of trans fat is |
| documented health dangers. | | | | listed on a meat or dairy product, it is most likely the |
| These hydrogenated oils cause inflammation inside of | | | | natural good trans fats that we've discussed here. |
| your body, which signals the deposition of cholesterol | | | | Otherwise, if the quantity of trans is listed on any |
| as a healing agent on artery walls. Hence, | | | | processed foods, it is most likely the dangerous |
| hydrogenated oil = inflammation = clogged arteries. | | | | unhealthy crap from artificially hydrogenated oils, so |
| You can see why heart disease has exploded since | | | | stay away! |
| this crap has been loaded into our food supply over | | | | |