I've talked about how unhealthy trans fats are before, but I'm not sure people realize just how bad they are for you. Trans fats are a man made fat that has a double negative effect on your heart. Where saturated fats (found in animal products and naturally occuring) can raise your bad cholesterol if consumed in large amounts, trans fats (found mainly in packaged products and deep fried foodsman made) will raise your bad cholesterol AND lower your good cholesterol, putting you at greater risk of heart disease.
I'm hoping one day they will be banned from our food supply, but for now it's still allowed. I really enjoyed this video about trans fats when I came across it on youtube. It's nice to see someone campaigning for trans fat removal. His scientific explanation for what trans fats do isn't very accurate, but it gets the point across. Don't worry, the little gril isn't swearing, they are just bleeping out the product names. She's so cute!
I'm hoping one day they will be banned from our food supply, but for now it's still allowed. I really enjoyed this video about trans fats when I came across it on youtube. It's nice to see someone campaigning for trans fat removal. His scientific explanation for what trans fats do isn't very accurate, but it gets the point across. Don't worry, the little gril isn't swearing, they are just bleeping out the product names. She's so cute!
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