Trans Fat Alert: 6 Foods to Eliminate From Your Diet Right Away
Updated: June 04, 2015 13:28 IST
Trans fats are the worst type of fat, as they reduce your good cholesterol, shoot up your bad cholesterol and can cause high blood pressure, obesity and heart disease. Research has also shown that increased trans fat consumption can lead to Alzheimer's disease, prostate and breast cancer, Type 2 diabetes, liver dysfunction, infertility, and depression.
No matter how good these may taste, never say yes to French fries, fried chicken, pancakes and other traditional fried dishes as these are loaded with trans fat and are often known as high-cholesterol foods.
Cake mixes and frostings bought from stores, may be convenient but these are loaded with high amount of trans fats.
In many cases the light, flaky consistency in the pie and pie crusts is due to trans fats.
Almost all frozen foods contain at least 0.5 grams of trans fat. Not just that, frozen foods may also contain this silent killer - Hydrogenated palm oil.
These also have high amounts of Sodium - 700 to 1800 mg. According to FDA guidelines, the maximum recommended dosage of sodium is 2300 mg/day.
Next time when you are buying cookies from the store, carefully read the nutritional information. Stay away from products which include unhealthy fats like Trans Fats, Saturated Fat, Partially Hydrogenated Oil, Cholesterol. Instead choose products which contain good fats, like MUFA, PUFA, Omega 3-rich.
Quick Tip: If the Nutrition Facts label says the product has "0 gm trans fat," that doesn't necessarily mean it has no trans fats. Read the ingredient label to see if it contains "partially hydrogenated oils." Those are trans fats too.
Frozen beverages or smoothies contain high amounts of Trans fat, it's best to stay away from these. Some of these drinks can have as many as 9 grams of trans fat per serving.
