Mek wi fain out exactly wetin na trans fats. Aw bad dɛn de fɔ yu at?

Wan paket biskit, wan rol, ɔ wan majarin we kɔmɔt na di stoa... Yu no se pan ɔl we dɛn it ya kin te, dɛn kin gɛt sɔntin we rili bad fɔ wi bɔdi? Tide wi de tok abaut dis silent enemi we dem de kol ‘Trans Fats’. Pan ɔl we di nem go tan lɛk se i strenj smɔl, dis na sɔntin we wi ɔl nid fɔ no. Na bikɔs dɛn tin ya kin afɛkt di wɛlbɔdi na yu at dairekt wan. So, lɛ wi tɔk bɔt dis simpul wan ɛn klia wan.

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, wetin na dɛn trans fat ya?

Wi ɔl kin fred smɔl we wi yɛri di wɔd fat. Bɔt wi bɔdi rili nid fat. Bɔt di prɔblɛm na di kayn fat we wi de it. Apat frɔm di gud fat dɛn, bad fat dɛn de bak we kin rili ambɔg di bɔdi. Wan pan di kayn fat we bad pas ɔl na trans fat .

Tu kayn trans fat de:

1. Natural Trans Fats: Dɛn tin ya de insay animal mit lɛk bif, ship, ɛn dairy prodakt, insay rili smɔl smɔl. Wi nɔ nid fɔ wɔri bɔt dɛn tin ya.

2. Artificial Trans Fats: Dis na di rial prɔblɛm. Dɛn kin mek dɛn tin ya na faktri dɛn. Dɛn kin tek rɛgyula likwid vɛjitebul ɔyl, ad haydrojɛn gas to dɛn (dɛn kɔl dis prɔses `Hydrogenation`), ɛn tɔn da ɔyl de to sɔlid, shelf-stebul sɔbstans. Dis na di wan dɛm we dɛn rayt "Partially Hydrogenated Oils" pan it lɛbl.

Imajin se yu tek wan ɔyl we dɛn kin yuz ɔltɛm fɔ mek vɛjitebul ɛn chenj am wit atifishinal fɔ mek i tik ɛn nɔ go de na di shelf, lɛk bɔta. Dis kin rili bɛnifit di wan dɛn we de mek tin dɛn.

Wetin mek dɛn kin ad dɛn tin ya to it?

Bɔku men rizin dɛn de we mek di wan dɛn we de mek it kin yuz dɛn atifishal trans fat ya:

• Shelf layf: If yu ad trans fat, i kin ɛp fɔ mek it dɛn las fɔ lɔng tɛm ɛn nɔ pwɛl.
• Gud Tɛkstɔr ɛn Flawa: Dɛn tin ya kin ɛp fɔ mek di it gɛt gud tɛkstɔr ɛn krispi. Dɛn kin mek di teys fayn bak.
• Lɔw Kɔst: Di kɔst fɔ mek dɛn tin ya smɔl pas di natura fat dɛn lɛk bɔta.

Us siriɔs bad tin trans fat de du to wi bɔdi?

Dis na di say we wi ɔl nid fɔ ɔndastand ɛksaktɔli wetin na trans fat. Dɛn kin du dɛbul damej pan wi kɔlɔstrel lɛvɛl.

Lɛ wi tek wan simpul luk fɔs pan kɔlɔstrel. Tu men kayn kɔlɔstrel de na wi bɔdi.

• LDL (Low-Density Lipoprotein) Kכlestכl: Wi kכl dis "bad kכlestכl" biכs i de gεt dכn na di wכl dεm na wi bכdi vεsul dεm, sכmtεm i de kכl dεm.
• HDL (High-Density Lipoprotein) kכlestכl: dis na wetin wi kin kכl "gud kכlestכl".Dɛn tin ya tan lɛk supahiro dɛn. Wetin dɛn kin du na fɔ pul di bad kɔlɔstrel we dɔn gɛda na di blɔd vesel ɛn kip di blɔd vesel klin.

Naw luk wetin trans fat de du:

1. Dɛn kin mek di bad (LDL) kɔlɔstrel we de na wi bɔdi go ɔp.

2. Dɔn bak, i de ridyus di lɛvɛl fɔ gud (HDL) kɔlɔstrel we de protɛkt wi bɔdi.

Dis we aw di blɔd vesel dɛn kin blok kin mek pɔsin gɛt siriɔs sik dɛn lɛk at atak , strok, ɛn tayp 2 dayabitis . Ivin di FDA na Amɛrika dɔn pul dɛn atifishal trans fat ya naw frɔm di "Generally Recognized as Safe" (GRAS) kategori fɔ dɛn rizin ya.

Aw yu go no if di tin dɛn we yu de bay na di stoa gɛt trans fat?

Dis na di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl. We wi go na di stoa, wi kin jɔs grap ɛnitin we wi fil angri fɔ, bɔt ɔmɔs pan wi kin rid di lɛbl? Bɔt if yu bisin bɔt yu wɛlbɔdi biznɛs, yu fɔ gɛt dis abit.

Nɔ fɔdɔm insay di "0g Trans Fat" trap!

Bɔku it paket dɛn gɛt di wɔd dɛn "Trans Fat 0g" we dɛn print pan dɛn. We wi si dat, wi kin tink se, "Oh... dis nɔ gɛt ɛni trans fat atɔl." Bɔt nɔto dat na di tru. bay di lכ, if it gεt less dan 0.5 gram trans fεt pan wan savis, dεn kin lεbul am "0g."

Imajin se yu bay wan paket biskit. Wan savis pan am kin bi 3 biskit. If dɛn 3 biskit dɛn de gɛt 0.4g trans fat, di lɛbl go se 0g. Bɔt wetin go apin if yu it 6 ɔ 9 biskit? Yu de ad bɔku trans fat to yu bɔdi we yu nɔ no.

So, aw yu go fɛn di rial trut?

Di rial trut de ayd na di list fɔ di tin dɛn we dɛn yuz fɔ mek di it . Na wetin yu nid fɔ du na fɔ tek tɛm rid di list we de na di bak pat pan di it. Luk fɔ dɛn tu wɔd ya:

If yu si dɛn frayz ya (e.g. Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil), i rili gɛt atifishal trans fat. Ivin if di lɛbl rayt "0g" na di fɔs pat, i fayn fɔ avɔyd di it if yu si dɛn wɔd ya.

So wetin wi de du? Wetin na di tin dɛn we yu go ebul fɔ du we go mek yu gɛt wɛlbɔdi ?

Fɔ avɔyd trans fat nɔ at lɛk aw yu go tink. I jɔs tek sɔm simpul abit dɛn.

• Kuk na os ɛnitɛm we i pɔsibul: den yu no gud gud wan wetin yu de yuz.
• Yuz ɔyl we gɛt wɛlbɔdi: Insay wi kɔntri, kokonat ɔyl, ɛn ɔliv ɔyl ɛn sɛsam ɔyl, na fayn tin fɔ pik.
• Mek am yu abit fɔ rid lɛbl: Mɛmba di tu wɔd dɛn "Partially Hydrogenated Oil".
• Ridyus di it dɛn we dɛn dɔn prosɛs: Bifo dat, put natura l it dɛn lɛk fresh frut, vɛjitebul, ɔyl, klin mit, ɛn fish fɔs.
• If yu de it na do, bi smat: pik it dɛn we dɛn dɔn bɔy, we dɛn gril, ɔ we dɛn stim pas fɔ it dip frɛsh.

If yu gɛt ɛnitin fɔ wɔri bɔt yu at wɛlbɔdi ɔ yu kɔlɔstrel lɛvɛl, di bɛst tin fɔ du na fɔ go to yu famili dɔktɔ ɛn tɔk bɔt am. I go rɔn di tɛst dɛn we yu nid fɔ du fɔ yu ɛn gi yu advays we go fayn fɔ yu.