Cupcakes, evil? Possibly, if they contain transfats — or rather they could be causing you to be evil:
Eating trans fats could be making you be irritable and aggressive, says new research published in the journal PLoS ONE.
(and, in case you forgot, trans fats can increase your risk of heart disease)
Also, something I was reminded of today: when grocery shopping, check the ingredients for partially hydrogenated oil — if it’s listed there, that food’s got trans fatty acids in it.
March 13, 2012
You’re doing what you can to eat healthy: you’re watching your portion sizes, have switched to whole grains and are reading labels.
But your efforts may be thwarted by some misleading labelling according to an article in the American Journal of Health Promotion. In the U.S., foods can be labelled as trans-fat free if they contain less than 0.5 grams of trans fats.
And with 0.49 grams qualifying as zero trans fats when it comes to labels, you could easily exceed the 1.11 grams of trans fats that’s the daily rec.
To check if your so-called trans-fat free food has trans fats? The researcher recommends looking at the ingredient list for hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils.
Or, you know, you can opt for a piece of fruit instead of a packaged snack. Just a thought. Although, believe me, I understand the allure of a good potato chip.
February 17, 2011
