Are ' naturally occurring trans fats ' safe?

dlp97dlp

Hi all -

Just want to know if 'Naturally Occurring' trans fats are safe.

I do occasionally go to McDonald's and have a chicken wrap and fries. They state a 94% reduction in trans fats in their foods since 1994 to 2007.

http://www.mcdonalds.co.uk/ukhome/whatmakesmcdonalds/questions/food/cooking-oil/what-oil-is-used-to-cook-your-products.html

Regarding the 2% naturally occurring trans fats in the oil blend - are these still as bad as artificial ones?

ccrdragon

There are at least trace amounts of trans-fats in most animal proteins. Unless you are actually sitting down with a can of CRISCO and eating it by the spoonful, I wouldn't worry about it.

fuzzylop72

There's not much evidence to say. Some dairy funded studies have found them to be less bad for you than artificial sources of trans fats, but since it's pretty easy to avoid all trans fats, that's what I tend to do.

https://www.health.harvard.edu/press_releases/natural-trans-fat-less-harmful-than-artificial-version

JoRocka

ccrdragon wrote: »

There are at least trace amounts of trans-fats in most animal proteins. Unless you are actually sitting down with a can of CRISCO and eating it by the spoonful, I wouldn't worry about it.

could probably be said about most foods actually. LOL

slossia

Their is no safe level of trans fats!!! Eat at your own risk!!!

lemurcat12

slossia wrote: »

Their is no safe level of trans fats!!! Eat at your own risk!!!

As ccrdragon explained above, there are naturally occurring transfats in beef and dairy fat (and some other meats).

So if you eat those foods (which I think can be part of a healthful diet), you are consuming them at some level.

According to the AHA, however:

"There have not been sufficient studies to determine whether these naturally occurring trans fats have the same bad effects on cholesterol levels as trans fats that have been industrially manufactured."

https://healthyforgood.heart.org/eat-smart/articles/trans-fat

slossia

Meat and dairy don’t have to be consumed to have a healthy diet! Their for eating them and consuming trans fats can lead to heart disease!! Anyone telling you differently must have a monitory interest in keeping you consuming them!! You can find a study to tell you what you want to hear about you bad habits being okay!!

estherdragonbat

No food HAS to be consumed to have a healthy diet. For the record, I rarely have trans fats. But when someone gives me a box of toasted coconut Turtles? 80 calories and 1 gram transfat/piece? I really doubt that 1-3 Turtles per day are going to impact my health in any significant way. P.S. My heart is in great shape, but thanks for your concern.

Tacklewasher

slossia wrote: »

Meat and dairy don’t have to be consumed to have a healthy diet! Their for eating them and consuming trans fats can lead to heart disease!! Anyone telling you differently must have a monitory interest in keeping you consuming them!! You can find a study to tell you what you want to hear about you bad habits being okay!!

Really? Cuz then I'm missing out on my payments. Damn.

lemurcat12

slossia wrote: »

Meat and dairy don’t have to be consumed to have a healthy diet!

No, of course they don't.

But consuming them does not make a diet unhealthy.