Trans fats are essentially unsaturated vegetable fats that are obtained through the artificial hydrogenation of liquid vegetable oils. They are quite harmful substances that can cause serious health problems. To avoid them, you need to know which foods contain dangerous trans fats.
Influence of trans fats
First of all, trans fats significantly increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, coronary ischemia, cancer, diabetes, liver disease, Alzheimer's disease and depression. Pregnant women have critically low birth weight babies. Milk quality deteriorates in lactating women who consume foods with trans fats. In this case, trans fats are passed on to the child along with milk. Also, hydrogenated vegetable fats disrupt the work of prostaglandins, having a negative effect on connective tissue and joints.
Trans fats derived from partially hydrogenated oils are more harmful than their counterparts from naturally occurring oils.
In addition, the negative effect of trans fats on the body is the disruption of the enzyme, which is important for the neutralization of carcinogens and toxic substances, a decrease in the level of testosterone (male sex hormone) and a deterioration in the quality of sperm. Also, trans fats are "guilty" of disrupting cellular metabolism and reducing the body's resistance to stress, depression and other external harmful influences.
Trans fats in foods
The range of products that include trans fats is very wide and varied today. This is due to the fact that their use for the production of various food products allows companies to significantly save money and receive tremendous benefits. You can find trans fats in margarine, spreads, soft oils, mixes of vegetable and butter oils, refined vegetable oil, chocolate, white bread, mayonnaise and various sandwich snacks. In addition, they are found in all fast food products, ketchup, chips, popcorn, in-store confectionery and frozen convenience foods.
To cleanse the body of trans fats, you must completely eliminate foods with them from your diet for two years.
Manufacturers often disguise the presence of trans fats in their products by labeling them as saturated, hydrogenated, or partially hydrogenated fats. Also, the most popular "pseudonyms" for trans fats are the following terms: vegetable, combination, deep-frying or cooking oil. This is legal, and as a result, consumers buy foods high in trans fats and then spend years looking for the cause of unexpected illnesses.
