Mon, Dec-01-03, 10:49
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Mad Scientist
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heat alone will not make transfats they need a metalic catylist and a sourse of hydrogen to change. Check and see if they are giving you the fat for just the meat pattie or fixed with the mayo the whopper has.
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I'm confused. My understanding from Dr. Schwarzbein and Udo Erasmus is that the Omega fats are damaged by high heat, creating trans fats. So it is likely that as Lisa says, the high heats are causing the trans fats. Even trans-fat free margarine can become a trans fat if it is used to cook.
I just searched my book. Pg. 106 of FTH,FTK mentions: "trans-fatty acids are produced by high temperatures and hydrogenation". Pg. 110, under food sources mentions that 95% of trans fats consumed come from hydrogenated vegetable products and the rest from animal products.
Dr. Schwarzbein mentions that meat, eggs and butter cooked at high temps create trans fats. They should be cooked at low temperatures b/c they do contain some polyunsaturated fatty acids.
Eating meats and eggs don't protect us from trans fats, but eating whole foods (this does NOT include LC or HC junk food) protects us from MOST trans fats. We can't totally eliminate trans fats from our diet, so the moral of the story is to make an antioxidant a regular supplement to your diet.
Wanda
Last edited by wcollier : Mon, Dec-01-03 at 11:12.
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