Trans fats and Hydrogenated oils

[MANWHORE]

What is the difference between the 2? I always thought they were the same but i saw a food label that said it had Hydro oil in it but then said NO Trans Fat on the front. How do i know what does and doesn't have trans fat in it because i stay away from Hydro oils,High fructose and i thought trans fat but someone tells me ramen noodles have trans fat in them. What the fuck!

[MANWHORE]

Just something i found on Mercola.......While some foods like bakery items and fried foods are obvious sources of trans fat, other processed foods, such as cereals and waffles, can also contain trans fat. One tip to determine the amount of trans fat in a food is to read the ingredient label and look for shortening, hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oil. The higher up on the list these ingredients appear, the more trans fat.

You can also add up the amount of fat in a product (saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated), provided the amounts are listed, and compare the total with the total fat on the label. If they don’t match up, the difference is likely trans fat, especially if partially hydrogenated oil is listed as one of the first ingredients. ................ Please tell me more if you have info. thanks

[MANWHORE]

The BEEF ramen noodles have more fat and even say Hydro oil on label but i don't eat beef only chicken flavor

[freedomfighter]

This is from Encarta Encyc:

"Fats are designated as saturated or unsaturated, depending on whether the chemical bonds between the carbon atoms of the fat molecules contain all the hydrogen atoms they are capable of holding (saturated) or have capacity for additional hydrogen atoms (unsaturated). Saturated fats generally are solid at room temperature; unsaturated and polyunsaturated fats are liquids. Unsaturated fats may be converted to saturated fats by adding hydrogen atoms in a process known as hydrogenation. This process creates saturated fats called trans-fatty acids.
Some oils are partially hydrogenated. Still means poison to me. One way to avoid transfatty acids is add up the saturated, polyunsaturated, monosaturated. If the total mgs of the three equal the total fat content there should be no transfatties in there. If the total does not jive then there are transfatties there.
Polies aren't too bad. they'll lower both HDL and LDL counts. Monos will lower LDL and raise HDL. So monos are the way to go. Peanut, olive, fish, canola oils have high Mono contents. They differ in content of Omega 3's and Omega 6's .
To sum up Hydrogenated=transfatty acids. If they say otherwise they lie. Hydrogenated oils cause high LDL levels and form free radicals. Free radicals will cause all anti-oxidants to be neutralized as such they hinder healing. BTW Ramen noodles do have high saturated fat levels. Bad for the arteries and cholesterol. Add to that a very high sodium level. Best to steer clear of these things.

[MANWHORE]

Some may argue this but Sat fat isn't really that bad(BF levels themselfs will cause harm)and i only use 1 pack of seasoning w/ the salt in it for every 2 packs of ramen noodles,not because i have to just because i don't like salt that much. Ramen noodles are packed with calories even if they're fat calories they are still calories and can be great for increasing calorie count during bulk cycles but i won't get into the Protein Fat thing

[freedomfighter]

Some more info from Encarta:

Saturated fatty acids—found in foods ranging from beef to ice cream, to mozzarella cheese to doughnuts—should make up no more than 10 percent of a person’s total calorie intake each day. Saturated fats are considered harmful to the heart and blood vessels because they are thought to increase the level of LDLs and VLDLs and decrease the levels of HDLs.

Monounsaturated fats—found in olive, canola, and peanut oils—appear to have the best effect on blood cholesterol, decreasing the level of LDLs and VLDLs and increasing the level of HDLs. Polyunsaturated fats—found in margarine and sunflower, soybean, corn, and safflower oils—are considered more healthful than saturated fats. However, if consumed in excess (more than 10 percent of daily calories), they can decrease the blood levels of HDLs.

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