A New Harmful Fat for Females
Not too long ago, my husband, Larry Scherwitz (who is also an EmpowHer writer, expert, and provider) bought a package of crackers he sometimes enjoys. Knowledgeable about nutrition and health, Larry told me he “checked the label, and it doesn’t list `partially hydrogenated oil’ or `trans fat’ like the other brand I used to buy.”
Harmful Fat for the Female Body
As many of you know, both the scientific community and media have “outed” these two “ingredients” as serious threats to women’s’ and others' health. Not only are women who consume these artificial and synthetically produced fats more—much more—likely to develop heart disease than women with lower intakes, too much trans fat consumption also may increase the risk of infertility in women. In response, health-savvy consumers, like Larry, read labels to avoid purchasing food products that list either ingredient on the label. After all, food products that are free of trans-fat are healthier, right? Well…not always.
Meet “Terified” Fake Fat
To protect the consumer against the health dangers of trans fats, food production firms have been given the directive to eliminate this health-robbing substance from their food products. And so they did.
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It's upsetting but not surprising that companies are playing such games. I recently switched margarine products when I found out their solution was to add butter to their product. Good grief, it seems I have to go through the grocery store and read ALL the labels again. Thanks for the tip on the mystery ingredients, Linda (lslassiter)