IMPORTANT NOTE:

Just because new products are now stating "TRANS-FATS FREE" on the label, and if it still lists hydrogenated oils or mono-diglycerides, ( a new name corporations are using now for hydrogenated oils ), this does not mean that these are safe oils. Any type of hydrogenation, even if they "remove" the trans-fats alters the natural molecular structure of the fatty acids. Any type of hydrogenated oil - regardless if it says " TRANS FAT FREE" is still harmful to the body - especially it if contains hydrogenated cottonseed oil, which is a very unhealthy oil for the body.

Mono-diglycerides are nothing more than hydrogenated oils. Read this research report about mono-diglycerides.

Hog Farmers Won't Feed Their Hogs Hydrogenated Oiled Foods

Dr. Russell Jaffe, MD, a noted medical researcher stumbled across the fact that hog farmers wouldn't feed trans fatty acids foods, or hydrogenated oiled foods to their pigs. The reason is because hogs die from eating foods containing these oils. When Dr. Jaffe contacted the U.S. Department of Agriculture concerning this, they admitted they had known about it but that it was not in their jurisdiction. When he contacted the Federal Drug Administration, they simply said they didn't have the time to investigate it. Isn't the FDA is suppose to be protecting consumers from toxic foods?

Dr. Jaffe also published a report finding that cottonseed oil contains fatty acids similar to those present in rape seed. Rape seed oil was taken off the market. It caused severe illness and in some instances deaths because of its' toxic fatty acids to humans, dogs and pigs. There are some fatty acids in some plants that are very toxic to the human body. Dr. Jaffe found that when cottonseed oil is hydrogenated, not only does it change the molecular structure of this already toxic fatty acid, but it doubles the toxicity to the human body. Hydrogenated, or partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil is used by many food chains in frying french fries and other fried goods. Most bakery goods contain them.

How Do Trans Fatty Acids Cause Non-Insulin Diabetes?

The body makes protein from normal amino acids. Normal meaning amino acids which the body is genetically used to. Properly structured protein is needed for insulin to be effective in reducing sugar in the blood. Protein is also derived from fats. By consuming abnormally changed molecular essential fatty acids, abnormal proteins are produced by the body. The abnormal proteins cannot properly synthesize the insulin in its' metabolic state. The insulin eventually becomes ineffective in reducing sugar in the blood stream. Hyperinsuliemia is the end result. The body then starts producing more and more insulin to control sugar while at the same time becoming more ineffective in controlling blood sugar. This has been directly linked concerning prostaglandins.

Prostaglandins are made from essential fatty acids. However, there are two kinds. Good prostaglandins and bad ones. The bad ones cause cell inflammation which causes several diseases such as diabetes, breast cancer, coronary heart disease and degenerative arithritis. The good prostaglandins reduce cell inflammation. Research by researchers at the Division of Science, Northeast Missouri State University have shown that the central mechanism for pancreatic insulin production is mediated by prostaglandins. It is not an autonomic response as once thought. Autonomic means that which a normal body responds to or makes. These findings have been confirmed by other research studies in Germany, the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston and by about half a dozen other researchers. Included in some of this research are in-depth studies of the roles of properly naturally occurring structured essential fatty acids and how they inter-relate in making not only the correct amount of insulin, but most importantly its' effectiveness in the bloodstream in reducing blood sugar and the productions of good prostaglandins.

Dr. Holman and his colleagues at the Hormel Institute at the University of Minnesota have shown that trans-fatty acids disrupt cellular function. They affect many enzymes such as the delta-6 desaturase and consequently interfere with the necessary conversions of both the Omega-6 and the Omega-3 essential fatty acids to their elongated forms. They consequently escalate the adverse effects of essential fatty acid deficiency.

Dr. Lenore Kohlmeier in Finland completed a study on 700 women, (300 of them had breast cancer). The study included the analysis of the tissue fat cells of the women. Dr. Kohlmeier issued this statement, "women who have higher stores of trans fatty acids have a 1.4 times, ( approximately 55%) higher risk of developing breast cancer." Additional work by several researchers have also shown that trans fatty acids produced in the hydrogenation of oils process are the culprits. They destroy the good prostaglandins and increase the bad prostaglandins. This is why in the 1940's when non-insulin type II diabetes began to appear, the medical community was dumbfounded to what was causing it.

Most important, it is my opinion that one day, researchers will find that hydrogenated oils/trans fats causes a third kind of insulin resistance wthin the brain causing Alzheimer's disease. Patients that have monoclonal gammopathy neuropathy can have amyloid build up on insulin receptors within nerve cells. I believe reseachers one day will find that this amyloid removes insulin receptors from nerve cells. When this occurs it makes the receptors insulin resistant and will stop brain insulin signaling receptors which is crucial for memory, thus Alzheimer Disease. This will be discovered the new third kind of insulin resistance of the brain. Hopefully, this will then lead to a treatment to stop the progression of this insidious disease and possibly treatment to even reverse it.

Serious Health Effects From Consuming
Hydrogenated Oils or Mono-Diglycerides

Several years ago, researchers started reporting the link between certain pesticides like DDT and cancer. Many in the medical community scoffed at them. Certain groups and individuals that were trying to debunk this link were actually researchers employed by the major chemical companies making these pesticides. Well, we all know the final outcome of that. Several pesticides were proven to cause cancer especially in children and were banned.

What does this have to do with hydrogenated oils in our food supply? Sadly, the same scenario is occurring once again. Despite hundreds of research studies done over the last several years by some of the most prestigious medical research facilities like Harvard and the University of Massachusetts, we still have these oils in our food supply. Hydrogenated oils are shown to cause an increase in coronary heart disease, insulin resistance diabetes type II, auto-immune disorders, attention deficit disorders and other serious health effects.

The most recent findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine on June 24, 1999 report that hydrogenated oils and partially hydrogenated oils which are even worse, definitely raise not only cholesterol and triglycerides by 12%, but also lower the good HDL cholesterol and raise bad LDL cholesterol. Researchers also concluded that eating foods containing unhydrogenated oils lowers cholesterol by 6%. Now this is significant for people with high cholesterol. When you combine the 12% increase and the 6% reduction, this is a net result of 18%. What this means is this. Let's say a person has a high cholesterol of 350. Simply eliminating all foods containing these reduce the cholesterol from 350 to 283, 67 points lower. This can be easily accomplished in a relatively short period. And this is done by simply eliminating these oils from the diet. These are the two links for these recent studies.

http://www.nejm.org/content/1999/0340/0025/1933.asp
The New England Journal of Medicine -- June 24, 1999 --
Vol. 340, No. 25
Effects of Different Forms of Dietary Hydrogenated Fats on Serum Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels
By: Alice H. Lichtenstein, Lynne M. Ausman,
Susan M. Jalbert, Ernst J. Schaefer
Source Information:
From the Lipid Metabolism Laboratory,
Jean Mayer U.S. Department of Agriculture Human
Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston
School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Medford, Mass.

http://www.nejm.org/content/1999/0340/0025/1994.asp
The New England Journal of Medicine -- June 24, 1999 --
Vol. 340, No. 25
Trans Fatty Acids and Coronary Heart Disease
Source Information:
Alberto Ascherio, M.D., Dr.P.H.
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, MA 02115
Martijn B. Katan, Ph.D.
Peter L. Zock, Ph.D.
Wageningen Center for Food Sciences
6703 HD Wageningen, the Netherlands
Meir J. Stampfer, M.D., Dr.P.H.
Walter C. Willett, M.D., Dr.P.H.
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, MA 02115

Since the major conversion to these oils in our food supply in the late 1960's by the major food companies, coronary heart disease and diabetes type II have increased at an alarming rate. Recently, a study concluded that the increase in children developing diabetes type II has reached new high levels. They also found that children from black or spanish decent from low income families have the highest increase. And what was the main diet of these children? It consisted mainly of junk food or packaged foods loaded with hydrogenated oils. Even though people with various heart diseases are not dying as quickly because of advanced medical treatments, heart disease has increased dramatically over the last 20 years. Trans fatty acids which are produced by the hydrogenation process is the leading culprit in coronary heart disease. Why is it in Europe that for the last ten years, many governments limit the amount of trans fatty aids in foods or even ban then altogether in foods. Evidently, they've known what we have known for sometime and did something about it. However, the FDA still ignores this health danger from these oils and allows the food companies to continue to use these oils in food production.

The Center For Science in Public Interest

Recently, the center analyzed 41 supermarket and restaurant foods purchased in seven cities across the country. The results were published in the September issue of the CSPI'S Nutrition Action Health letter. These are the findings:

FRENCH FRIES: The hidden trans fatty acids in McDonalds, Hardees and Arby's fries doubles the damage caused by their regular saturated regular fat counterparts. The fries at Burger King and Wendy's are even worse.

FISH: Red Lobster's Admiral's Feast Dinner contains a two day supply of artery clogging trans fatty acids.

CHICKEN: Kentucky Fried Chicken has a full day's worth of trans fatty acids

BAKED GOODS: Dunkin Donuts Old Fashioned Cake Donuts contains trans fatty acids that more than doubles the damage its' regular saturated fat counterpart. Eating just one is like eating 8 strips of bacon as pertaining to the amount of damage it is doing to the arteries because of the trans fatty acids. Who eats 8 strips of bacon at one sitting? Campbell's Soups are loaded with hydrogenated oils, read the label on the cans. Most crackers and especially cookies also.

Countries In Europe Allow Only
4% Trans Fatty Acids In Foods - Some Ban Trans Fatty Acids Altogether

Many countries in Europe allow only 4% of trans fatty acids in any foods made with hydrogenated oils, some ban them altogether. Do these countries know something we don't? Some countries like Denmark have banned hydrogenated oils for over 40 years. It is interesting that Denmark has the lowest diagnosed rates of heart disease, cancers, breast cancer, diabetes, auto-immune diseases than any other country in the world. What is even more interesting is that they consume more saturated fat in the form of dairy products. Again, do they know something we don't? No, we know it, we're just not paying attention to the research studies.

According to Dr. Enig and others, the American diet contains 10-44% of these trans fatty acids. Some individuals because of what they eat are consuming as much as 60 grams of trans fatty acids a day, or roughly 2 times the recommended normal fat content that a person should consume daily.

Dr. Frank Sacks, MD and Karin Michels, M.S. M.P.H. of the Harvard Schools of Public Health issued a statement in February, 1995 in the New England Journal of Medicine. He stated, "American food manufacturers are still manipulating our foods in a way that current scientific research shows that trans fatty acids compromise health. Furthermore, the lack of information on trans-fatty acids on food labels does not allow one to make an informed decision or choice." Recent studies show that as little as 4% of these trans-fatty acids can cause these disease processes. This could open food companies up to lawsuits from people with these diseases. This is no different than what has happened in the tobacco industry lawsuits. Why did it take the FDA ten years to finally issue the mandatory warning on cigarette packets that cigarette smoking is dangerous to your health from the warning that it may be dangerous to your health? The same principals, politics and lobbying from the tobacco industry to keep themselves out of lawsuits for years are at play here. It is all about money and the FDA has gone along with it. It's very simple. 10 - 44% of trans fatty acids in foods are deadly to the human body.

How To Get Hydrogenated Oils Off The Market

One IMPORTANT thing we must do:

STOP PURCHASING PRODUCTS CONTAINING THESE TOXINS ! ..... SEND A MESSAGE TO THESE CORPORATIONS WE'VE HAD ENOUGH !

The best way is the strategy that Ralph Nader has used several times. Boycott the company or the product. The best way to get the attention of the primary source. The primary sources are the food production companies, better yet, your local grocery store. Confront your local grocery store manager.

Below is a link to a page listing the top 60 food companies with their addresses and email addresses. Address your letter to Chairman of the Board. Send them a letter stating that you will not purchase any further products from them until they ban the use of hydrogenated oils in their food production. Also included at the bottom of this column is a link page to the major news outlets. Write them, ask them why are they not reporting this. An most important, use the link to find your Senator or Congressman in Washington. Write them and demand that the FDA ban the use of hydrogenated oils like they have in Europe.

Interestingly, in 1998, the American Heart Association finally, ( after several years of ignoring the research data) issued a statement regarding this issue. The AHA stated in this statement, "In clinical studies, trans fatty acids or hydrogenated fats tend to raise total blood cholesterol levels. Fatty acids also tend to raise LDL ("bad") cholesterol and lower HDL ("good") cholesterol when used instead of fatty acids or natural oils. These changes may increase the risk of heart disease."Use naturally occurring, un-hydrogenated oil when possible. Look for processed foods made with un-hydrogenated oil rather than hydrogenated or saturated fat." The above statement is quoted from the following page on the AHA website. You can view the entire statement by the AHA on their site at http://216.185.112.5/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4776.

I cannot provide an auto link since the AHA legal department will not allow me to link to this web page. You'll have to copy and paste this into your browser to go there. Amazing how the food lobbyists use their influence. It would be interesting to know if and how much money non profit organizations like the American Heart Association receive from food corporations and or the food lobby group. However, you can read parts of this statement as a news item here. I am reporting this on this page as a news item. Evidently, under pressure the AHA finally recognized they could no longer avoid this issue.

I would also like to ask a favor from all of you reading this column. Print this column out. Make copies and mail it to friends. Makes copies and take it to your church. Email 20 of your friends to visit my site and read the column. Ask them to ask those 20 friends to email to 20 friends. You can use this FORM to send an email to your friend about this column. Post messages in the various newsgroups to visit my site and read this column. Unless people act today, future generations are going to be stricken with poor health they should not have. For years, you probably heard the old saying, "This causes cancer, that causes cancer, etc. etc." My response to that is, the research speaks for itself. Will you help to stop this pollution of our food supply for profit? Email me your thoughts and your support in this matter. Or post a comment on my message board. You can do something also.

Read the labels on packaged foods at the grocery store. You'll be lucky to find anything that doesn't have hydrogenated oils. By the way, crackers and cookies of any type are the worst of all. Bakery items, especially those that are fried like doughnuts are heavy loaded with these deadly oils containing high trans fatty acids levels.

The Truth Needs To Get Out!
The Rest Of The Story, Thomas Smith
The Gentleman Who Cured Himself Of Hyperinsulemia
Caused By Trans Fatty Acids

Recently, one of my readers, 68 year old Thomas Smith, a retired electrical engineer from Loveland Colorado wrote me because of my latest health/nutrition column. He detailed in his letter how he had become diagnosed with non-insulin dependent diabetes, type II and how he had cured himself. He forwarded various research material to me in which I was totally amazed. Mr. Smith is one of the reasons why I wrote this column. After studying quite intensively the role of the immune system and how essential fatty acids work in the body, I understood what Mr. Smith sent. It was a call to arms. Something had to be done to get the truth out. Mr. Smith not only showed me the research findings of how this disease is caused by hydrogenated oils and trans fatty acids, but how to cure it. He should know he cured himself of diabetes type II.

Thomas has put together a report, detailing the research and what he did to cure himself. Normally I don't do this in my column, but when I come across something so crucial that could benefit so many, I do what some term, sell a product in my column. But that is not what I am doing. I am trying to help save people from needless diseases and so is Thomas Smith. He is not asking a fortune for the report he has put together. It barely covers his costs for photo-copying and postage for this 150 report. If you are interested in the more detailed research and how Thomas cured himself of this man made disease, then send $25.00 to Thomas Smith, P.O. Box 7685, Loveland Colorado 80537. He can also be reached at 970-669-9176 for information. His report is about 150 pages, photo-copied both side and is worth its' weight in gold. It cites and lists over 100 scientific studies, and extensive bibliography, glossary and appendix. If you are suffering from any of the diseases talked about in this column, especially hyperinsulinemia, I'm positive that you will benefit in some manner by reading Tom's information in his report. You may also visit Mr. Smith's website at Healingmatters.com for more information and additional references pertaining to this serious food health matter. you can also email Mr. Smith at valley@healingmatters.com

HOWEVER, start today! Eliminate any foods containing hydrogenated oils, partially hydrogenated oils, even if it says TRANS FATS FREE from your pantry! If it lists hydrogenated anything, hydrolized anything - DON'T EAT IT!

Your health is in your hands. For years in my columns, I have said that you are only as healthy as what you eat. Well, the fat lady has sung, the horse has come in first, whatever you want to call it. The bottom line is the truth in research studies. I have been attacked by the commercial food lobby regarding this column. They have tried every means over the years to discount it. But all anyone has to do is read the research, it has been there for years, hidden from the public.

UPDATE ON CANOLA OIL

There is much controversy over canola oil. There has been widely circulated emails on the internet that have distorted the facts about canola oil. This is not to dismiss other facts that canola oil may not be as healthy a oil as it has been claimed to be. Canola oil first began with Rapeseeds that were hybrinized to breed out toxic erucic acid which is known to be toxic to animals and humans. The primary use of erucic acid is as a precursor to another chemical, erucamide.

Erucamide is used in the processing of plastic films, particularly for films made from the polymers polyethylene and polypropylene. These plastic films are used in a variety of applications such as plastic grocery and bread bags, and other plastic packaging. However, it was later genetically altered and this is where I have most of my concerns. To make matters worse, over 60,000 bags of these seeds were genetically altered in the wrong way and not approved for human use. They were shipped with the wrong gene! These seeds were planted, harvested and researchers are scared to death of the potential health threat they pose. The information is considerable, so you will need to read this report I have written concerning this controversy about canola oil. This site also has additional information concerning canola oil. www.karinya.com/canola.htm

The amount of canola oil that is contained in the Smart Balance EARTH margarine I recommend is not significant enough I feel to concerned about at this time. However, what does complicate the matter is the refining process that companies use for grocery store bought oils. They contain trans-isomers, (plastic like substances). All oils used for cooking should be expeller cold pressed unrefined oils. These usually can only be found at health food stores.

Here is a list of foods which have been scientifically documented in the International Food Microbial 20-211-226. They should be avoided because they are high inpleomorphic bacteria, yeast, fungus and mold and produce mycotoxins that have been documented to cause specific diseases and very specific organ lesions in both animals and in humans and should never be ingested and if any, only in very small amounts. Also, recent studies involving soybean oil, once also thought to be beneficial, may actually cause tumors.

So What Oils Should I Use?

My advise is this. Use olive oil, flaxseed oil, grapeseed, coconut or sunflower oil. Grapeseed oil has 50 times more anti-oxidant properties than vitamin E.

COCONUT OIL HAS BEEN GIVEN A BAD NAME UNJUSTLY!

Coconut oil has been looked at negatively because of its' fat content. However, it actually helps the body to metabolize fatty acids better than any other oil. You can actually loose weight using coconut oil and it is great for frying chicken. It is one of the few oils that does not become rancid quickly if it is tightly sealed.

Over 40 years ago, researchers said they found that feeding coconut oil to animals caused their cholesterol to rise. There was only one main problem, the oil was hydrogenated. We all now know that hydrogenated oils raise cholesterol and triglycerides. When one looks at the population in the Pacific Islands, Hawaii, these people have used mostly natural, un-hydrogenated, cold expeller pressed coconut oil, you find one of the lowest cholesterol levels and lowest incidence of heart diseases in the world.

In addition, coconut oil keeps the skin smooth and young looking. In many recent studies, coconut oil acts as an antihistamine, anti-diabetic, anti-infective and even an anti-cancer agent. Why...it contains high levels of lauric acid, a powerful anti-viral substance which found only in women's breast milk. Pure, cold expeller pressed coconut oil is hard to find in the United States. It is hard, you can refrigerate it for months as long as the lid is kept on tight. Use it in salad dressing, recipes combined with olive oil.

KEEP THIS IN MIND!

Refined oils available off the grocery shelf are as bad as hydrogenated oils. These oils are loaded with trans-isomers which are as bad as hydrogenated oils if not worse. Purchase un-refined oils! These will not have the pristine gold color that the refining process places into the oils. Natural oils are different colors in their natural state. Look for cold expeller pressed oils only, extra virgin olive oil is the same thing. And I cannot stress the use of grapeseed oil in baking bread and other baking needs more. Grapeseed oil is 50 times more anti-oxidant that vitamin E.

Food manufacturers are getting around the trans fat labeling by mixing small amounts of fully hydrogenated oil with liquid polyunsaturate oils and calling "interesterified oil."

They claim that fully hydrogenated oil is healthier. Believe me, it is not ! Since there is less trans fat, they can sell this product to food manufacturers for use in commercial dressings, baked goods, candies and anything else that used to have partially hydrogenated oil in the ingredient list.

In plain english, interestification means mixing fully hydrogenated oil with liquid polyunsaturate oil to produce a consistency similar to partially hydrogenated oil, which is the source of trans fats. This is the manufactueres solution to the trans fat problem and labeling requirements and it all has to do with GREED an your health expense!

Also beware of mono-diglycerides, they are nothing more than hydrogenated oils. Read your Food Labels!

There are now two brands that do not contain hydrogenated oils. They are the Smuckers ALL NATURAL brand shown here, and the Laura Scudder brand, which Smuckers also makes. The Smuckers brand contains only 2 grams of saturated fat, 14 grams of polysaturated fat and only 150 calories per 2 tablespoons. You can find both at Walmart stores.

In addition, look for the Walmart brand of chocolate chip, oatmeal with raisin cookies.
They are made with butter and molasses. Molasses is very healthy for the body.

A special plea to all Mothers... please get your children off peanut butter that contains hydrogenated oils, all cookies containing hydrogenated oils, all juices containing high frutcose corn syrup, all cereals containing hydrogenated oils, all food period that contain hydrogenated oils. You are setting the stage for your child to develop diabetes type II.
Update 11-19-99

Finally, the FDA has taken steps towards to require labeling of hydrogenated oils and trans fatty acids on foods labels. By January 1, 2006, all food labels will have to list the percentage of trans-fats.

"The nation's experience with the new food label has shown that it can be a powerful tool for consumers,'' FDA Commissioner Jane Henney said on November 12th in a statement. "By requiring information about trans fatty acids, this proposal should assist individuals in their efforts to reduce their risk of coronary heart disease.''

The new labeling rule will allow manufacturers to label foods as "trans fat free.'' And products that call themselves low in saturated fat, low in cholesterol, "lean'' and "extra lean'' would also have to be low in tran-sfat.

Hello...Walmart, grocery stores chains, McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Sara Lee, Marie Callendars, Krafts Foods, ( Kraft, by the way is owned by Phillips Morris Tobacco), Kentucky Fried Chicken, bread companies, and all other fast food places and restaurants...when are you going to stop manufacuturing foods containing these deadly oils? I am calling upon all CEO's and Presidents of food manufacturing companies to stop the production of foods containing these deadly oils. It is time to reading the writing on the wall so to speak. I am almost sure that none of the Board of Directors of these corporations are eating these deadly oils that they are are shelling out to the unsuspecting public!

I urge all my readers to write, email, fax these executives, demanding that these oils be removed from the food supply. Top Food Companies to find a complete listing, addresses, etc. of these executives to write to. Also I ask you to write, fax, email all the major news media and ask them why they are not reporting this more. The addresses are listed below.

My advise is this. Use olive oil, coconut oil, flaxseed oil or sunflower oil. Coconut oil has been looked at negatively because of its' fat content. However, it actually helps the body to metabolize fatty acids better than any other oil. You can actually loose weight using coconut oil and it is great for frying chicken. It is one of the few oils that does not become rancid quickly if it is tightly sealed. Keep this in mind. Refined oils available off the grocery shelf are as bad as hydrogenated oils. These oils are loaded with trans-isomers which are as bad as hydrogenated oils if not worse. Purchase un-refined oils! These will not have the pristine gold color that the refining process places into the oils. Natural oils are different colors in their natural state.

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (Feb. 12) - McDonald's Corp. will pay $8.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the fast-food giant of failing to inform consumers of delays in a plan to reduce fat in the cooking oil used for its popular french fries and other foods. Trans fats are produced from the hydrogenation of oils.

BanTransFats.com, a nonprofit advocacy group, sued McDonald's in California state court in 2003, alleging the company did not effectively disclose to the public that it had not switched to a healthier cooking oil.In September 2002, McDonald's announced it would lower trans fat in its cooking oils and said the switch would be completed in five months. In February 2003, McDonald's announced a delay.

The lawsuit accused the Oak Brook, Ill.-based company of failing to adequately inform consumers of that delay.The agreement announced Wednesday requires McDonald's to pay $7 million to the American Heart Association to use the proceeds to educate the public about trans fats in foods. Heart-clogging trans fat is made when manufacturers add hydrogen to vegetable oil - a process called hydrogenation.

Wednesday's settlement also requires McDonald's to spend $1.5 million publicizing that it has not followed through on its 2002 pledge.Additionally, the company will pay $7,500 to BanTransFats.com and $7,500 to Katherine Fettke, who had filed a separate complaint against McDonald's and has also agreed to settle.McDonald's has reduced the amount of trans fat in its Chicken McNuggets, Crispy Chicken and McChicken sandwiches, said spokesman Walt Riker.He said the company is working to reduce trans fat in its other fried foods."We're continuing to test. We want to make sure we get it right for our customers,'' he said.

UPDATE August 10th, 2005

Hold That Fat..
New York Asks Its Restaurants

August 10th, 2005

The New York City health department today urged all city restaurants yesterday to stop serving food containing trans fats, chemically modified ingredients that health officials say significantly increase the risk of heart disease and should not be part of any healthy diet.

The request, the first of its kind by any large American city, is the latest in the battle against trans fats, components of partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, which three decades ago were promoted as a healthy alternative to saturated fats like butter.

IMPORTANT UPDATE 7-8-2004 :
McDonald's Sued Over Fatty French Fries

McDonald's was hit with a lawsuit Thursday, July 8th, 2004, accusing the fast-food giant of failing to reduce fat in the cooking oil used in its french fries. McDonald's has pledged in September 2002 to switch to a lower-fat oil by February 2003 by eliminating the high trans-fatty acids in their french fries. The suit, filed in federal court on behalf of a California woman, says McDonald's has not disclosed "to the public in an effective manner that it had not switched to a new, healthier cooking oil." Heart-clogging trans fat is made when manufacturers add hydrogen to vegetable oil. In this column you will read how dangerous and very-unhealthy hydrogenated oils are to the human body. Consumers beware. Most of the fast foods you are eating contain hydrogenated oils and are high in trans fatty acids.

Update 9-6-99
Health Alert

The new margarine spreads, Benecol™ and Take Control™ contain partially hydrogenated oils and mono diglycerides. You may want to re-consider using these products despite their claims of reducing cholesterol. Mono-diglycerides are nothing more than hydrogenated oils. Read this research report about mono-diglycerides.

HERE IS A LIST OF FOODS COMPANIES THAT MAKE FOODS
WITHOUT HYDROGENATED OILS OR MONO-DIGLYCERDIES
Click Here
for a list of food companies that manufacture oils and foods
that do not contain hydrogenated oils.
Get your local grocer to start stocking these foods,
many of the companies you can order direct from the company.
And make sure you checkout Leanne Ely's recipe book below.

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Consumers are drowning in over 14,000 toxic chemical additives in the food supply! Are you sure you want to put these into your body?? For Example...Read my column: Aspartame - Sweetness or Death? New Trailer from Movie about Aspartame

The Top (21) Toxins To Avoid In Food Products Listed in order of abundance in food supply and related diseases they can cause Click on links to learn additional information First and the leader, causing coronary heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and cancer ... 1:) Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil

2:) Hydrogenated - Hydrolized or Autolyzed 3:) Partially Hydrogenated 4:) Trans-Fat 5:) Monodiglycerides 6:) High Fructose Corn Syrup 7:) Monosodium Glutamate 8:) Aspartame 9: ) Acesulfame-K 10:) Food Dyes 11:) Sodium Nitrate

12:) Sodium Chloride 13:) Natural Flavoring 14:) Modified Corn Starch 15:) Modified Food Starch 16:) Maltodextrin 17:) Sugar Substitutes 18:) Propyl Gallate 19:) Potassium+Bromate 20:) Butylated Hydroxyanisole 21:) Olestra

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http://www.youtube.com/v/JZc9BeLA9VA

Almost 1/3 of Americans are considered Obese Over 23 million Americans have Diabetes and... it is climbing at 1,400 people a day! Children under 14 are the largest group developing Diabetes Type II - WHY? High Fructose Corn Syrup and the consumption of hydrogenated oils ( chicken nuggets ) , even if it says trans-fat free on package don't eat anything that says! - Hydrogenated Oils or High Fructose Corn Syrup! 850,000 Americans die year year and... is climbing at 1,000 people a day! Do you want to look like this below eventually? Then stop eating this crap in the food supply! Buy all natural WHOLE FOODS and cook from stratch !

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Do you want to die young with a diseased heart or develope needless high blood presure or diabetes? Then keep eating the crap that is in processed foods! Below Is An Example of A Healthy and Diseased heart. Notice how enlarged the diseased heart is ! ! The diseased heart is from a 32 year old man who died from heart disease who ate nothing but junk foods and processed packaged foods !

Are your children fat or overweight? This is not funny ! It is NOT a hormone problem --- But very life threatening ! Do you want your children.... to die young before you?

Do you want to develope diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease by the time you are 30? If you keep eating foods with hydrogented oils, high fructose corn syrup, soft drinks, aspartame, Splenda, junk or processed packaged foods - - this is why you gain the fat and can't ever get rid of ! With excess body fat - you will develope 1 or all of these diseases by the age of 30 !

The pictures above are extreme examples of obesity, however, recent research from leading medical universities shows that even 10 or more pounds of being overweight with "brown fat" around the stomach can increase the risk of coronary heart disease and diabetes by as much as 50% !
It also increases your risk of developing CANCER !


IS RECEIVING NATIONAL MEDIA ATTENTION!

BAYTV - Tampa Interview with David & Robyn Burton

With cutting edge animations rarely achieved in independent filmmaking,

will entertain, inspire, educate and at times frighten audiences of all ages.
If you could see one movie this year that could save your life...
This is that movie!

Here is a two minute sneak peak of the documentary on YOU TUBE
Promo Sneak Peak of "inGREEDients"

NEW TRAILER
Do you know the food industry uses over 14,000 chemical additive toxins in processed foods?
Then watch this trailer from the movie on YOU TUBE.
New Trailer "inGREEDients"

NEW TRAILER
Here is a new two minute sneak peak of the documentary on YOU TUBE
A MUST WATCH IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS ABOUT THE FOOD
YOU ARE EATING THIS FILM WILL TEACH YOU WHAT TO AVOID !
New Trailer "inGREEDients"

Read Kimberly Hartke's article about the film:

One Filmmakers Journey:
From Backyard Flicks to Award Winning Food Documentary

Why are television and radio stations talking about the film?

Because it is saving lives!

David Burton, the Director of the Film recently appeared on these radio shows nationwide,
call your local radio station and ask to have him on to talk about the film.
He will be appearing on more radio talk shows in May and June, 2010

Alabama: Birmingham and Sylacauga , Alabama WYEA 1290 a.m.
California: Loma Linda, Riverside , Los Angeles 1050 a.m.; Live on KCAARadio.com
California : Redlands KMET “Smart talk” 1490 a.m.... See More... See More
California: Riverside and San Bernadino , CA 1490 a.m. – 2nd hour
California: Santa Cruz KKMC 880

Florida: Tampa Bay , Bradenton and Sarasota : 1490 WWPR a.m.

NEW! Idaho: Rexburg KUDA 1610 AM; Epic Broadcasting
Kansas: Liberty and Kansas City ; Kansas KCXL 1140 a.m.
Louisiana: New Orleans 600AM – Replay 10 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Michigan: Detroit WDRJ 1440 am; 6-7 CT and www.1440wdrj.com

Minnesota: North Branch 87.9 f.m.
Missouri: Kansas City , Missouri KCTO 1160 a.m.

Missouri: Poplar Bluff, Missouri KLID 1360 a.m
Montana : Kalispell Live on Z600.com; All 3-Hours

Nevada: Las Vegas , Nevada , KKVV 1060 AM – Daily Replay at Midnight to 3 a.m.
NEW! New Mexico: Roswell , New Mexico KCKN 1020 a.m – 2nd Hour at 9 p.m. - CT
New York : Rochester , Brockport, WMJQ 105.5 f.m., WASB 1590 a.m., WRSB 1310 a.m.

Ohio: Columbus and Nelsonville WAIS 770 a.m.

South Dakota: Sioux Falls (and parts of Omaha ) 1640 a.m.
South Dakota: Sioux Falls (and parts of Minneapolis , MN ) 1710 a.m.
Tennessee: Gatlinburg 90.7 FM
Tennessee: Knoxville WBCR 1450 a.m. – Daily Replay at 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Tennessee : Knoxville WITA 1490 a.m. - Daily Replay at 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Tennessee: Maryville/Alcoa WBCR 1470 a.m.

Tennessee: Memphis WLRM 1380 a.m.
Tennessee: Nashville WNQM AM1300 – Daily Replay Tues thru Sat: 1 a.m. – 4 a.m.
Texas: Austin , Temple and Killeen KTAE 1330 a.m. and Live on KTAE.net
Texas: Austin 96.3 f.m. and 90.1 f.m.

Texas: Waco Cameron KTAE 1330 a.m.

Wisconsin: Ladysmith WLDY 1430 a.m.

This broadcast is also available on shortwave worldwide by WWCR

All Times CENTRAL TIME Zone North America a/o October 15, 2008
7:00 AM The Power Hour WWCR 7.490 MHz and 13.845
8:00 AM The Power Hour WWCR 7.490 MHz and 13.845
9:00 AM The Power Hour WWCR 7.490 MHz and 13.845

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Note from David Lawrence Dewey

I am honored to have worked on this documentary as Content Consultant, Creative and Journalistic Consultant with Director, David Burton of Sir Rebel Films and Producer J. Thomas Wenzel III. This documentary exposes not only the facts and truth concerning how deadly hydrogenated oils and aspartame are to the human body, but the greed of corporate profits by the food industry at the expense of human health.

I have been writing about the deadly health effects of hydrogenated oils since 1996, the first main stream journalist to do so. Leading researchers were interviewed who will disclose in detail how hydrogenated oils cause a host of diseases in the human body. You can find out more about in the documentary. Keep up with current details about the film at: ingreedientsmovie.com.

Ride along on this culinary roller coaster as David sets the table with a cornucopia of leading researchers and the most respected scientists and healthcare professionals in the world. What you will discover is an alarming connection between what you put in your mouth and some of the most disgusting, unpalatable and life-threatening ailments known today! The three diseases most directly connected with the consumption of hydrogenated oil are heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. These afflictions are eventually deadly if one keeps consuming hydrogenated oils, but with some simple changes in food choices and a little bit of exercise, these diseases are extremely preventable.

With cutting edge animations rarely achieved in independent filmmaking, inGREEDients will entertain, inspire, educate and save lives.

If you could see one movie this year that could save your life...
This is that movie!

Two leading researchers and medical doctors from Harvard state in the film:

"This { hydrogenated oils } is really a toxic chemical that should not be in the food supply."

~ Dr. Walter Willett, M.D.
Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition and Chairman of the Department of Nutrition
Harvard School of Public Health
Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School

"Two-thirds of these diseases, { heart disease and diabetes } would be eliminated
if we consumed a healthier diet and exercised more".

~ Dr. Meir Stampfer M.D.
Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition
Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School

According to 2008 CDC data health care costs associated with heart disease and diabetes alone in the U.S., $448.5 billion or 52% of total U.S. health care costs is spent on heart disease and $174 billion or 20% of total health care costs on diabetes.

This represents a combined savings in health care costs of over $404 billion annually at a 65% cost savings. Over a ten-year period, this represents over $4 trillion dollars in health care cost savings.

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I have started The American Health Reform grass roots campaign with Florida housewife, Greta Ferebee in an effort to send Petitions to Washington to ban SUCRALOSE, ASPARTAME, NEOTAME, MSG, HYDROGENATED OILS, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP and all artificial and chemical preservatives, additives and dyes which are added in large quantities to the American food supply.

~ ~ ~ Read more about this effort, click here. ~ ~ ~

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Do you care about your health, the health of your children, your family?
Then make sure you read my column:
Hydrogenated Oils - Silent Killers
Learn the truth about these deadly oils in our food supplies

Read about Greta Ferebee's and my efforts in a nationwide petition campaign to get these and other toxins out of the food supply. VISIT our website:

DoWeCare.org

STOP PURCHASING PRODUCTS CONTAINING THESE TOXINS ! ..... SEND A MESSAGE TO THESE CORPORATIONS WE'VE HAD ENOUGH ! ....AND Even if it says trans-fat FREE - consume NOTHING that has hydrogenated oils in it period!

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Healthy Foods Leanne Ely, C.N.C. Leanne, a Certified Nutrition Counselor has compiled over 100 healthy recipes which do not include hydrogenated oils. As I've always said, "We are what we eat" and Leanne also explains why is it so important to eat healthy in an easy and entertaining format. Have children? Leanne has recipes with vegetables that the most picky child will eat. Don't have much time? Leanne provides easy and quick delicious recipes. This is a must for your kitchen! 192 pages. You can write to Leanne at leanneely@aol.com Leanne has posted a few recipes in the RECIPE KORNER Leanne's WEBSITE.

Want to receive Leanne's weekly healthy newsletter? Click Here to request. Read more about Leanne HERE

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If you would like to help in spreading the word about these deadly oils,
then go to this page to send an emails to your friends
HELP SPREAD THE WORD
Go to this PAGE and print out (12) health warnings to pass out to
family, friends and people at the grocery store.

Did you watch ABC'S Good Morning America
with Diane Sawyer
Wednesday - July 19th, 2000 at 8:30 - 9 AM
They ran a special segment on Hydrogenated Oils
- Based on Research from this column -

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BEWARE - MONO-DIGLYCERIDES ARE... Mono-Diglycerides are nothing more than hydrogenated oils. Just a new name the food industry is using to fool the consumer that has become aware of the ill health effects of hydrogenated oils. Read this research report.

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IMPORTANT UPDATE - CQ 10 ENZYME

Everyone is concerned about developing the number one killer, heart disease. Well there is no need. A wonderful book written about COENZYME CQ 10, otherwise known as CQ 10 will surprise you. CQ 10 enzyme not only protects the heart, but can also reverse heart disease according to the research findings. It also cures gum and teeth problems, boosts and balances the immune system and slows downs the aging process dramatically. The book was written by Dr. Emile G. Bliznakov, President and Research Director of the Lupus Research Institute. The Institute was doing research on CQ 10 because many Lupus patients develop heart disease. What they uncovered not only affected Lupus patients, but normal healthy people. CQ 10 is produced by the body from other co-enzymes. However, as the body ages, less CQ 10 is manufactured. The research studies showed the heart, other vital organs and the immune system need this crucial enzyme within cells because it gives cells the energy to function properly. Without it, cells become abnormal, stop functioning and die before they should. This is a must read for anyone that wants to be healthy. The book first published in 1987 by Bantam is in its 11th printing.


The ISBN # is 0-553-26233-5.
The title is, The Miracle Nutrient - COENZYME CQ 10
Written by: Dr. Emile G. Bliznakov
President and Scientific Director of the Lupus Research Institute
You won't regret reading this book for yourself and especially if you have someone suffering from heart disease, immune system problems, or gum and teeth problems.

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Research Links The Facts - over 100 studies

Media Links address, email, fax, phone #'s

Top 60 Food Manufacturer Company Links To Write You will be surprised to see who owns what. Email, snail mail addresses, CEO or Chairman listing phone, fax numbers.

Hoovers Directory Look up any company. - Find out who owns them, get fax numbers, etc.

Email Your Senators and Congressman About This Deadly Food !

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Other References for column:

1) Flax as a True Aid Against Arthritis, Heart Infarction, Cancer, and other Diseases, Dr. Johanna Budwig. (Apple Publishing Company, 1992),

2) The Kellogg Report, Joseph D. Beasley, M.D., Jerry J. Swift, M.A. (The Institute of Health Policy and Practice, U.S.A. 1989),

3) Potential Uses of Flax in Human Nutrition, Stephen C. Cunnane, Ph.D., Thomas M.S. Wolever, M.D., Ph.D. (Dept. of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medkine, University of Toronto),

4) Improving Atherogenic Risk in Hyper-lipidemic Humans with Flax Seed Supplementation, Marvin L Bierenbaum, M.D., Tom R. Watkins, Ph.D. (Kenneth L. Jordan Heart Fund, U.S.A.)

5) Does Dietary Linolenic Acid Influence Blood Pressure?, E.M. Barry, J. Hirsch (Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 44:436-440,1989),

6) Effect of Flax and Dietary Alpha-Linolenic Acid on Blood Platelets in Human Subjects, B.J. Holub (Proceedings of the 53rd Flax Institute, U.S.A., 1990),

7) Use of Flaxseed as a Source of Omega-3 Fatty Acid in Human Nutrition, Molly A. Dieken (Proceedings of the 54th Flax Institute, U.S.A. 1992),

8) The Omega-3 Phenomenon, D. Ruden and C. Felix (Avon, 1987),

9) Beyond Pritiken, A.L.G. (Bantam U.S.A. 1988),

10) Fats and Oil, Udo Erasmus (Alive: Vancouver, 1986), 11) Healing Fats, Killing Fats, Udo Erasmus (1990).

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