signalsTrans Fat WARNING
October 13th 2010 15:21
Just when you think you have the Food Labels beat because you can tell what is healthy and what isn't, new surprises arise.
I always read the label and ingredients of products to get an idea of what is going in my body. Unfortunately the labels can lie, and the ingredients should be where you have to focus on. Thanks to Dr. Oz, we can decode the food labels!
I've often wondered why food that is thought to be unhealthy, always seems to have 0g/% Trans Fat. This is the worse kind of fat when trying to lose weight. Yet fat causing foods say they don't contain any.
From the Dr. Oz blog:
The problem is, under the labeling laws, manufacturers may claim their product is “trans fat free” if it has 0.5g of less of trans fat per serving.
The problem is that manufacturers know that you will consume more than ONE serving of the product. Therefore even if the trans fat adds up, the manufacturers aren't lying...just deceiving!
The secret is to read the label and look for the words 'Hydrogenated Oils'. I've seen soybean and cottonseed hydrogenated oils in the ingredients of a few products, and have discontinued using them, or cut down on the servings such as peanut butter. These are big trans fat products that legally deceive the consumer.
So let the buyer beware and stay informed!
I always read the label and ingredients of products to get an idea of what is going in my body. Unfortunately the labels can lie, and the ingredients should be where you have to focus on. Thanks to Dr. Oz, we can decode the food labels!
I've often wondered why food that is thought to be unhealthy, always seems to have 0g/% Trans Fat. This is the worse kind of fat when trying to lose weight. Yet fat causing foods say they don't contain any.
From the Dr. Oz blog:
The problem is, under the labeling laws, manufacturers may claim their product is “trans fat free” if it has 0.5g of less of trans fat per serving.
The problem is that manufacturers know that you will consume more than ONE serving of the product. Therefore even if the trans fat adds up, the manufacturers aren't lying...just deceiving!
The secret is to read the label and look for the words 'Hydrogenated Oils'. I've seen soybean and cottonseed hydrogenated oils in the ingredients of a few products, and have discontinued using them, or cut down on the servings such as peanut butter. These are big trans fat products that legally deceive the consumer.
So let the buyer beware and stay informed!
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