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Transfat Protocol

Avoid this poison with a passion

“Trans-fatty acids change the permeability of our cell membranes. Some molecules that are kept out by omega EFA can now get into our cells and some molecules normally kept within our cells can now get out.”   Udo Erasmus

“In a study of 80,000 women, researchers concluded a 2% increase in calories from transfats nearly doubled the risk of heart disease.”  Harvard

"Transfats are the most harmful fats in the food supply. Eating 40 calories of transfats a day raises your risk of CVD by 30%."  Doctor Dariush Mozaffarian MD, Note transfats are heavily used in processed foods. One visit to a fast food den can result in the ingestion of 100s of calories of transfats.

“I estimate that eating transfats, particularly margarine kills from 50,000 to 150,000 Americans each year from heart disease.”  Walter Willet Harvard Researcher

“Transfats raise LDL, lower HDL, interfere with EFA metabolism and liver detoxification and are suspected of helping to cause several cancers.”  Murray & Pizzorno

“Transfats can increase blood cholesterol levels by 15% and blood triglycerides levels by 47% very rapidly after ingestion. If our diet includes cholesterol this effect is enhanced.  Omega EFA found in flax and cold water fish oil reverse the bad effects of transfats.” Udo Erasmus, Note the triglycerides are five times more productive of CVD than cholesterol

“Unnatural transfats are stickier than omega EFA. They make platelets more likely to clump together increasing the likelihood of a small clot within a small blood vessel causing cardiovascular and many other problems.” Udo Erasmus

“A 2% increase in calories from transfats raised the risk of type 2 diabetes by 39%.” Am Journal of Clinical Nutrition

“In the Netherlands an average 2.4% drop in transfatty acid consumption resulted in a 23% drop in coronary deaths.” Oomen et al

“Margarine eaters have twice the rate of heart disease as butter eaters.” Nutrition Week 3/22/91 21:12

“During the period of rapid increase in heart disease (1920-1960), American consumption of animal fats declined but consumption of hydrogenated and industrially processed vegetable fats increased dramatically.” USDA-HNI

“Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids of the omega 6 class found in corn oil and safflower oil may be involved in the development of breast cancer, where as long chain omega 3 PUFAs found in fish oil can inhibit breast cancer.” Bagga et al

“As a result of being misled, we have a consuming public terrified of natural fats and oils--a public, which, by its avoidance of these natural fats and oils, and consumption of fabricated, man-manipulated fat and oil replacements, such as the transfats and the unstable polyunsaturates, is becoming increasingly obese and ill. This attempt by the FDA to tar the wholesome saturated fats with the sins of the transfats so as to promote in the minds of the consumers the idea that they are both the same, is not supported by real science. Biologically, the saturates and the transfats have totally opposite effects; the effects of the saturates are good and those of the transfats are undesirable.” Mary Enig PhD Food Scientist

“As for fats, that's a whole story in itself. The body requires essential fat for optimum health, but only natural fats - like in avocadoes, raw nuts, flaxseed, cocoanut, and fish. These foods contain the fat enzyme lipase - which breaks them down. But that's not what we eat. The fats we load up on are artificial, manmade fats like in chips, fries, and margarine. These artificial fats are non-foods, indigestible, and are bioaccumulative. Manmade GMO hydrogenated hard fats make for clogged arteries, cellulite, and spare tireage; once in the body they become rancid transfatty acids. Rancid transfatty acids are a major producer of free radicals. And that means aging, cell breakdown, and DNA mutation - confirmed reservations for an eventual all expense paid vacation in sunny ICU.” The Doctor Within

"Omega 3 EFA and transfats have profound effects on cardiovascular health in incredibly small amounts. CVD risk is reduced by one third by 250 mg of DHA and EPA. Transfats are the  most harmful fats in the food supply. Eating 40 calories of transfats a day raises your risk of CVD by 30%."  Doctor Dariush Mozaffarian MD, Note 40 calories is about 4 grams, about the amount in an order of french fries

"The researchers, from the Hanyang University in Seoul, matched 50 men and women with acute nonfatal myocardial infarction (heart attack) with 50 age and gender-matched controls who did not have a history of heart attack. Red blood cells were analyzed for levels of trans-fatty acids (undesirable fatty acids found in partially hydrogenated vegetable oil), and the beneficial omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) (found in fish and the algae they feed on). The omega-3 fatty acid index, which is the sum of red blood cell EPA and DHA, was significantly lower in heart attack patients compared with controls, while total trans-fatty acids were significantly higher. Those whose omega-3 fatty acid index was among the top third of participants had a 92 percent lower risk of heart attack than those whose levels were in the lowest third. For those whose total trans-fatty acids were in the top third, the risk of heart attack was 72.67 percent higher than subjects in the lowest third.  The authors note that omega-3 fatty acids are associated with decreased blood viscosity, and have anti-inflammatory, anti-thrombotic, anti-arrhythmic, lipid lowering and vasodilatory effects. Conversely, trans-fatty acids have been associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease.”

"Harvard University researchers looked at 12 dietary, lifestyle and metabolic risk factors such as tobacco smoking and high blood pressure and used a mathematical model to determine how many fatalities could have been prevented if better practices had been observed. The study, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Association of Schools of Public Health, drew on 2005 data from the U.S. National Health Center for Health Statistics. They determined that there were 72,000-96,000 preventable deaths each year due to omega-3 deficiency, compared to 63,000-97,000 for high trans fat intake.”

“Researchers found that among nearly 87,000 U.S. women followed for 26 years, trans fat intake was linked to an increased risk of sudden cardiac death among women who had underlying coronary heart disease. In this group, women who ate the most trans fats were three times more likely to die of cardiac arrest.”   American Heart Journal November 2009; 158(5):761-7

"Fructose and trans fat  are known to increase your LDL levels, while lowering your levels of HDL, which, of course is the complete opposite of what you need in order to maintain good heart health. It can also cause major clogging of arteries, type 2 diabetes and other serious health problems.”   Doctor Joseph Mercola MD

"While trans fats lower total cholesterol, they also raise LDL and lower HDL. What's more they raise blood-sugar levels and cause more weight gain than the same amount of other fats."   Doctor Nan Fuchs PhD

According to researchers at the University of Auckland, children who ate margarine every day had significantly lower IQ scores by the age of three-and-a-half than those who did not. The tragedy here is that margarine was sold to us as a “healthier” alternative to butter. In fact, it may be the unhealthiest “food” ever created.”   Doctor Al Sears MD

The study “Margarine Intake and Subsequent Coronary Heart Disease in Men.”  is backed up by the world-famous Framingham Heart Study. They tracked people for 20 years and recorded the number of heart attacks suffered. As margarine consumption increased, heart attacks went up. As butter consumption increased, heart attacks declined. During the second decade, the group eating the most margarine had 77% more heart attacks than the group eating none!”      Doctor Al Sears MD

Since we eat so much Junk food well over half the oil we as a nation eat is Transfat. Is it any wonder we are a sick nation?

Transfats the man-made Saturated Fat Product from Hell

"Instead of eliminating them your body incorporates trans fats into the cell membranes as though they were cis fats - your cells actually become partially hydrogenated! Once in place trans fatty acids wreak havoc with cell metabolism because chemical reactions can take place only when electrons in the cell membranes are in certain arrangements or patterns, which the hydrogenation process has disturbed."   Sally Fallon

"A basic hypothesis of natural medicine states that the introduction into the human body of molecules and energies, to which it is not accustomed, is much more likely to cause harm than good."   Comparative Study of Food Prepared Conventionally and in the Microwave Oven, published by Raum & Zelt in 1992, at 3(2): 43

Transfats, often called partly hydrogenated or hydrogenated, are manmade fats created at very high temperatures. Transfats are created from a polyunsaturated, inexpensive oil often soybean or corn oil, both of which are now the deadly GMO, by saturating it with hydrogen molecules at high temperature. The resulting manmade fat has many benefits for the food manufacturer and fast food industry. It will almost never spoil; it can sit on a store shelf for years and can be used in a deep fryer to fry anything for years. Almost all Fast Food (See Fast Food Protocol) is made with Transfat and/or sugar. Foods labeled “No Transfats” may contain up to .5 grams of transfats per "portion"; often dozens of "portions" in a few ounces. Our laws are great. If it is processed food, has fat in it and sits on a shelf it probably contains transfats.

Transfat Problems

"Go to your refrigerator and cabinets and look for products that contain HFCS and trans fat and throw them in the trash.”   Doctor Al Sears MD

"Skin cancer, blamed on sunshine, is not caused by the sun. It is caused by trans fats from vegetable oils and margarine and other toxins stored in the skin. In addition, some of the sunscreens that people use contain chemicals that have been proven to cause skin cancer.”      Doctor Natasha Campbell-McBride MD 

There are numerous problems for the poor soul ingesting this man-made poison. It may sit undigested in your body for years, just as it will on the grocery shelf. Transfats often replace the good omega 3 and omega 6 EFAs in critical body structures; this can be disastrous as the Transfats do not possess the functionality of the omega EFAs. Transfats often make your omega EFAs much less productive. Please replace the deadly transfats with healthy saturated fat  when possible, for example butter in place of margarine.

Transfat Negative Effects

• Raise Lipoprotein(a) levels

• Raise Triglycerides (See Triglycerides Protocol)

• Lower Immune System (See Immune System Protocol) response

• Lower HDL and raise LDL

• Decrease Testosterone (See Testosterone Protocol) levels

• Increase blood insulin levels for a given glucose load

• Negatively Alter some of the body’s anticancer responses

• Negatively Alter cell membrane transport and fluidity

• Negatively Alter Liver enzymatic response

• Negatively Alter adipose tissue

• Negatively interfere with Omega EFAs

The bottom line is IMO Transfats will kill you slowly

It may take twenty or thirty years to do it. Your body was not designed to eat plastic (See Plastic Protocol) and Transfats are one chemical step from being plastic. Transfats lower HDL (See HDL Protocol) and raise LDL. And they also raise triglycerides. Three strikes and you are OUT! Please learn to identify the “foods” which contain Transfats. Many processed foods contain transfats. A key identifier is to look for a product containing fat which can sit on the store shelf for days, weeks and if need be months and years. This fat is most often a Transfat; it has to be, decent oils will spoil unless they are healthy saturated fats.

Since we eat so much Junk food well over half the oil we as a nation eat is Transfat. This is but one more reason to avoid Junk food. Margarine and Shortening are also Transfats.

Good News on Transfats

The good news is that the omega EFAs (See Omega EFA Protocol) will quickly, in a few weeks, drive the transfats out of your body if you bring large amounts of EFAs into your life and diet and stop eating the transfats.

"Foods" containing TRANSFATS

“Trans-fats are common in fried foods like French fries, fried chicken, and doughnuts -- as well as cookies, pastries and crackers. In the United States, French fries typically contain about 40 percent trans-fatty acids and many popular cookies and crackers range from 30 percent to 50 percent trans-fat. Doughnuts have about 35 percent to 40 percent trans-fatty acids.”   Doctor Joseph Mercola MD

• Anything labeled hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated

• Anything containing oil that sits for weeks on a store shelf

•  Junk Food

• Fast Food (See Fast Food Protocol)

• Processed Food

• Baked Goods

• Bread

• Cake

• Cookies

• Crackers

• Chips

• Many Desserts

• Doughnuts

• Frozen French fries

• Most Premixed foods

• Most food in a box

• Margarine

• Microwave popcorn

• Salad Dressing

• Shortening

• Canned Soup

• Snack food

• Supermarket oils (See Supermarket Oils Protocol)

• Many Others please read labels

Processing Temperatures for most Processed Supermarket Oils

• 212 F Oil pressing

• 300 F EFAs begin to be denatured

• 392 F EFAs totally destroyed

• 419 F Oil kept at temperature for 15 minutes produces atherosclerosis in animals

• 473 F Oil Deodorization

• 482 F Transfat Hydrogenation all vegetable oils made into transfats undergo this step

Avoid this poison with a passion.

More on Transfats

http://www.westonaprice.org/motherlinda/fats_crisco.html

This site was last updated on: 16 May 2012 09:51 AM

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