http://journalofhealthyliving.com/why-are-trans-fats-bad-for-you.htm To a healthier, richer, and more rewarding life Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:29:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://journalofhealthyliving.com/why-are-trans-fats-bad-for-you.htm#comment-224 » Is Margarine Better than Butter? on  Journal of Healthy Living Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:32:43 +0000 http://journalofhealthyliving.com/?p=35#comment-224 [...] First, let’s talk about what margarine is. Margarine is essentially hydrogenated vegetable oil. Hydrogenation refers to the process of infusing hydrogen atoms in liquid fats, like vegetable oil, so that they are solids at room temperature. The by-product is a significant amount of trans-fat acids. For a while, margarine was hailed as better because trans-fats aren’t saturated fats, which were known to be unhealthy for you; but it wasn’t until further study (a report released in 2005 by the US Dept. of Agriculture) did we learn that trans-fats are treated the same as saturated fats in the body. [...] [...] First, let’s talk about what margarine is. Margarine is essentially hydrogenated vegetable oil. Hydrogenation refers to the process of infusing hydrogen atoms in liquid fats, like vegetable oil, so that they are solids at room temperature. The by-product is a significant amount of trans-fat acids. For a while, margarine was hailed as better because trans-fats aren’t saturated fats, which were known to be unhealthy for you; but it wasn’t until further study (a report released in 2005 by the US Dept. of Agriculture) did we learn that trans-fats are treated the same as saturated fats in the body. [...]

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