The dark side of trans fats?
Posted June 14, 2006 at 8:52 am
Over on Weight of the Evidence, Regina has a very interesting post about a study of monkeys and dietary trans fats that had scary findings as far as weight, glucose levels, and insulin resistance. She summarizes it this way:
The trans-fat fed monkeys gained more weight on the same calories as their trans-fat free counterparts! More important - the trans-fat fed monkeys had higher blood glucose levels and were more insulin resistant than the trans-fat free monkeys.
Wow. Okay, it’s animal research, blah blah. But it really does make you wonder just what kind of damage decades of eating trans fats and low-fructose corn syrup may do.
June 14th, 2006 at 10:18 am
Also interesting would be a study that shows whether or not your blood glucose levels and insulin resistance return to normal levels when you stop ingesting trans fats and other unnatural food additives. Personally, I find my body incredibly responsive to positive changes in my diet. The reverse is also true.
June 15th, 2006 at 4:30 pm
Have you ever read Matthew Spurlock’s book DON’T EAT THIS BOOK? It’s scary but oddly compelling to read!