What are Trans Fats

I am Steve Turano. Welcome to this episode of Body Performance. Let me talk a little bit about Trans Fats. You are hearing a lot about this in the news because companies are trying to minimize or eliminate Trans Fats from their foods. Now Trans Fats or oils that have been changed chemically or changed in the laboratory restructure to give them a longer shelf life. What that does is that it sends the shelf life for food from becoming lanced. Now, Trans Fats can be found in just about any food that takes oils or fats, cookies, crackers, salad dressing, you name it. It is so hard to eliminate Trans Fats from your diets because they are in every food. Because manufacturers thought, they would throw them in there to help protect us and extend the shelf life, which is a good thing. Unfortunately, 20 years later, they find out that it is a major contributor to heart disease. Now, Trans Fats are also called hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils. Where does all these terminology come from? These are chemical terms. Something that is hydrogenated/partially hydrogenated or considered at Trans Fat, what happens is in the laboratory, they manipulate these oils chemically and they restructure them so the hydrogens are positioned differently around the carbon atoms and that’s what determine Trans Fats or hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils come from. What you really need to know is this. Try to eliminate or minimize as much Trans Fats from your diet as possible. It will be healthier in the long run. Love your body. I will see you next time.



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