Trans Fat

According to medicinenet.com, trans fat are An unhealthy substance, also

known as trans fatty acid, made through the chemical process of hydrogenation of
oils. Hydrogenation solidifies liquid oils and increases the shelf life and the flavor
stability of oils and foods that contain them. [retrieved on may 17, 2016 from
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11091]. There are two
types of trans fat in foods: naturally-occurring and artificial, the last one is very
comun because is easy to use, inexpensive to produce and last a long time. Also,
trans fats give foods a desirable taste and texture, so its very popular and its very
favorable for sellers.
Trans fats increase the levels of bad cholesterol (LDL), therefore eating foods
with high levels of trans fats can cause health problems. For example, if somebody
had eaten a lot of fried food, he/she would have risked of developing heart disease
and stroke. Its also associated with a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes. In
fact, according to medicinenet.com, In the realm of dietary dangers, trans fats rank
very high. It has been estimated that trans fats are responsible for some 30,000
early deaths a year in the United States. Worldwide the toll of premature deaths is
in
the
millions.
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on
may
17,
2016
form
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11091]
Theres a lot of food that contain trans fat, and how we said before, they are very
popular. According to the American Heart Association, Trans fats can be found in
many foods including fried foods like doughnuts, and baked goods including
cakes, pie crusts, biscuits, frozen pizza, cookies, crackers, and stick margarines
and
other
spreads.
[retrieved
on
may
17,
2016
from
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/HealthyLiving/FatsAndOils/Fats101/TransFats_UCM_301120_Article.jsp#.VzzGa_nhDIU].
We need to avoid the consumption of foods that contain trans fat. One way to do
this is to be very stric when buying food. If you see the Nutrition Facts panel in a
particular packaged food, you can determine the amount of trans fat that it has.
According to the World Health Organization, it is recommended up to 1% of your
total caloric intake, this constitutes a maximum consumption of 2 to 2.5 grams of
trans fat per day taking as reference a average diet of 2000 to 25000 calories.
[retrieved on may 17, 2016 from http://www.vitonica.com/alimentos/grasas-trans-loque-tienes-que-saber]