Category Archives: Trans-fat
Study Shows Women Eating Trans Fats While Pregnant or Nursing May Cause Obesity in Child
photo credit: chiodachic Trans fats take one more step to earning the infamy associated with drugs, alcohol and cigarettes. A study recently conducted on Wistar rats shows pregnant or nursing mothers fed a diet enriched with hydrogenated vegetable fat causes … Continue reading
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Mississippi tries to kick trans fats out of schools
Schools may phase out fried foods (@clarionledger.com) The Clarion Ledger reports on an interesting Mississippi House Bill that passed and now moves to the Senate, containing the following requirements: Annual testing of a child’s body mass index, a measure of … Continue reading
Battling mindless and emotional eating
It’s all about language. Before I began Optifast, I over-ate a lot. I loved food, I loved the taste of food, I got a lot of emotional satisfaction out of food. I ate to celebrate, I ate to gain energy, … Continue reading
When is “zero” not zero?
I was reading a story at The Burlington County Times about Girl Scouts cookies dropping trans fats. While that’s great news, and this is an exciting trend to watch, that’s not what caught my attention. The Scouts’ annual cookie drive … Continue reading
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The food industry is killing us
Eating trans fats may increase infertility risk (@ topix.net, citing reuters) The more I learn about trans fats, the less I want to eat processed foods. I’m definitely going to start looking at all the labels of what I buy … Continue reading
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