Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Pastimes : THE SLIGHTLY MODERATED BOXING RING -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TimF who wrote (18688)	8/1/2002 1:55:47 AM
From: E	Respond to of 21057

I only know what I read, and I read that they are worse. That any trans fats at ALL is bad, but some saturated fat is okay. Here are a couple of links. I can't vouch for the source, but he seems to cite studies.... There are more links at the bottom of these pages. mercola.com mercola.com

To: TimF who wrote (18688)	8/1/2002 7:44:52 AM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 21057

but are they really that much worse then saturated fats? Tim, I don't think they know for sure which is worse. The science is, as they say, unsettled. Neither is good for you, though. I've steered clear of trans fats for a good five years now. I don't need any more convincing. If it's not clear which is worse, it makes sense to me to eat what tastes better and what people have been eating for centuries, millennia, even. That would be butter. I cook primarily with olive oil. I figure a little butter here and there is safe enough. The thing about trans fats is that they're totally contrived for no other reason than to make other fats look like butter. Why settle for the second best, the substitute, when the substitute is unproven? Another thing about trans fats is that people eat more of them. They are less satisfying so we use more to try to get the mouth feel and taste of butter. And they're lower in calories so we think we can use them liberally. That's a trap, just like fat free muffins are a trap if you think you can eat three instead of one. Eating large quantities of no or low fat food has been getting some blame for the obesity epidemic. If people are using tub margarine liberally because it's healthier, I think that they would be better off with smaller quantities of butter. That's what I'm doing.