Mervyn,
Thank you for the link
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Health implications
Main article: Trans Fat
A side effect of incomplete hydrogenation having implications for human
health is the isomerization of some of the remaining unsaturated carbon
bonds. The cis configuration of these double bonds predominates in the
unprocessed fats in most edible fat sources, but incomplete hydrogenation
partially converts these molecules to trans isomers, which have been
implicated in circulatory diseases including heart disease (see trans fats).
The conversion from cis to trans bonds is favored because the trans
configuration has lower energy than the natural cis one. At equilibrium, the
trans/cis isomer ratio is about 2:1. Food legislation in the US and codes of
practice in EU have long required labels declaring the fat content of foods
in retail trade and, more recently, have also required declaration of the
trans fat content. Trans fats are banned in Denmark and New York
City.[14][15]
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If possible, I would want to ban Hydrogenated oils 9 for cooking medium) in
GOA.
Period.
Cheers
floriano
goasuraj
9890470896
PS: And as Santosh wud want to say,
" Promote VCO"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mervyn Lobo" <[email protected]>
To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 8:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Coconut Oil II
floriano wrote:
Just tell me what hydrogeneted oils contain.
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floriano,
Here is the link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogenation
Admittedly, this particular link can be difficult to understand.
I avoid hydrogenated oils as much as I can. The reason is I do not have the
guts to butt heads with the finest scientist of the world. If I am going to
err, it is going to be on the side of caution. Anyone, but anyone, can stand
up and say, my doctor is a quack, s/he does not know what s/he is doing.
202Mervyn
