Trans-Fat Danger - If You Get Rid of One Thing in Your Diet, This Should Be It

The issue of trans-fat danger is getting so big it's being spread into politics. Large cities such as New York and Philadephia are already trans-fat free, and others are rapidly joining the fray.

So what is so wrong with trans-fats? Why are they so bad?

Let's get a quick history of trans fats. The first hydrogenation (trans-fat producing) occurrence was in the 1890s. The method was introduced to change liquid fats into solid (think margarine or Crisco). By the 1950s, the American Heart Association began preaching that saturated (not trans) fats were unhealthy (which was wrong - how much fatter and more heart-clogged are we as a society today with trans-fats than in the 1950s with saturated animal fats?). Therefore, many companies made the switch from butter to margarine and partially hydrogenated vegetable oil.

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The switch made processed foods taste good and last longer, so companies loved them. It wasn't until the late 1990's that researchers found out about trans-fat danger - that they raise LDL (bad cholesterol) levels, lower HDL (good cholesterol) levels, and clog arteries.

In fact, the molecules in trans-fats, unlike any other fats, stretch out to become perfectly straight as opposed to wavy. The body is not designed to process these straight fat molecules. So, not only did they wreak havoc with cholesterol and arteries, they also stayed in your system forever, completely undigested, until you detox them out (which no one knew how to do until they stumbled upon how-to-detox-the-body.com and became enlightened).

How do you get rid of the Trans-fat danger? The answer is to completely (100%) eliminate trans-fats from your diet. The American Heart Association now agrees that there is no safe amount of trans fats.

Here is how to eliminate trans fats.

1) Do not eat anything deep-fried, unless it is specifically labeled as trans-fat free. Even then, deep-fried foods are not very healthy (I've eaten trans-fat free french fries several times and it makes me feel weighed down and toxic feeling).

2) Check package labels. Look for the trans-fat listing (required on all products since 2006). It MUST say zero. Even if it says zero, look for the words hydrogenated, partially hydrogenated, or fully hydrogenated in the ingredient list. If any of those are listed, do not buy and do not eat.

3) Buy foods at Trader Joe's and Whole Foods. Whole Foods' policy is that nothing in the store has trans-fat in it. I've also never found evidence of anything with trans-fat at Trader Joe's. This should be the case at other local and national health food stores.

4) Go back to having regular natural butter (the one processed dairy product that can be allowed in moderation) instead of any processed margarine or "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" style products.

5) Add in healthy fats. These include olive oil, sesame oil, avocados, walnuts, flax-seeds, a moderate amount of animal fats (organic grass fed is much better), sunflower seed oil, almonds, etc.

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