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**johnsonjunior** · 07-27-2008, 03:42 AM

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
IIRC, trans fatty acids damage blood vessel flexibility. The issue was not so much that fat people eat too much of the stuff, but that it was ubiquitous in our food industry. Pretty much anything fried or with a fat that was solid at room temperature had transfats. It supposedly affects flavour.

It is also found in frozen and dairy foods.

The stuff is everywhere. I'm glad CA did this. It should become much easier to find processed food without it in the near future as the large processors will have to change their formulas to continue selling product in the mega market.

07-27-2008, 03:42 AM	#4
johnsonjunior Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 522 Senior Member	Originally posted by chegitz guevara IIRC, trans fatty acids damage blood vessel flexibility. The issue was not so much that fat people eat too much of the stuff, but that it was ubiquitous in our food industry. Pretty much anything fried or with a fat that was solid at room temperature had transfats. It supposedly affects flavour. It is also found in frozen and dairy foods. The stuff is everywhere. I'm glad CA did this. It should become much easier to find processed food without it in the near future as the large processors will have to change their formulas to continue selling product in the mega market.
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