These are foods that contain trans fats, which increase the risk of atherosclerosis and heart disease. What to avoid so as not to consume such substances?
Trans fats are those arising from industrial hydrogenation process by passing the plant, whose result is a type of fat only in the United States cause about 30 thousand deaths per year.
While for years proclaimed that the vegetable oil is much better than the animal, especially for cholesterol, processes industrial changes they go to increase the duration transformed.
To prolong the life of these fats and enhance its flavor, food industries vegetable fats undergo a process called hydrogenation, which basically consists of increasing the number of hydrogen atoms from polyunsaturated fatty acids that predominate in seed oils like sunflower or soya.
Thus, polyunsaturated fatty acids change these vegetable oils its natural structure, called cis, a trans-type artificial. And his composition and structure, which is advertised as 100% vegetable-bearing just little to do with a natural vegetable oil.
Recent studies revealed that trans fats are lowered the “good” cholesterol (HDL) and raise “bad” (LDL), increasing the risk of arteriosclerosis.
But also, the type trans fatty acids may inhibit some transformations of other essential fatty acids, delaying growth and maturation of the brain.
In the United States determined that the risk of disease heart is 66% higher among regular consumers of margarine
among those not consumed.
As they pass a law governing the treatment of these fat the only solution is to reduce consumption voluntarily.
Currently, an estimated average dose of trans fat in America North America and Europe is about 5.5 grams, but can be brushed against the 13 grams in specific cases. The ideal is to prevent and eliminate after fully.
Furthermore, it is suspected that an accumulation of trans fatty acids in the diet the mother can influence a baby’s low weight at birth, predisposing to cardiovascular disease.
Precautions at Home
In addition to industrial processes, some home treatments, as fry, may end up transforming the trans fatty acids. A
fry eventually oxidize badly made and break down your oil, changing structure. Therefore we recommend the use of virgin olive oil, not never exceed 180 ยบ C and not reusing the oil never more than three or four times.
