Comments on: Deceptive Labeling On My Doritos http://sparxmind.com/deceptive-labeling-on-my-doritos/ Escaping Thoughts - Posted Daily Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:18:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: sparx http://sparxmind.com/deceptive-labeling-on-my-doritos/comment-page-1/#comment-2264 sparx Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:19:04 +0000 http://sparxmind.com/?p=258#comment-2264 Spud, I added "… which is a trans fat. " to the post, to lazily clarify that. Yes. Partially hydrogenated anything oil is a trans fat. The only benefit of which is an increased shelf-life for food at a minimal cost. The main concern with trans fats are that they have been shown to increase the risk of heart related diseases, and are also believed to contribute to: cancer, diabetes, obesity, liver dysfunction, and infertility. Spud, I added "… which is a trans fat. " to the post, to lazily clarify that.

Yes. Partially hydrogenated anything oil is a trans fat. The only benefit of which is an increased shelf-life for food at a minimal cost. The main concern with trans fats are that they have been shown to increase the risk of heart related diseases, and are also believed to contribute to: cancer, diabetes, obesity, liver dysfunction, and infertility.

]]> By: spudart http://sparxmind.com/deceptive-labeling-on-my-doritos/comment-page-1/#comment-2262 spudart Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:09:41 +0000 http://sparxmind.com/?p=258#comment-2262 Thanks for letting us know about this. I'm assuming that "partially hydrogenated soybean oil" means it will have trans fat? Thanks for letting us know about this. I'm assuming that "partially hydrogenated soybean oil" means it will have trans fat?

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