Trans fats hi eng nge a nih leh i thinlung tan eng ang taka tha lo nge a nih tih chiang takin i zir ang u.

Biscuit packet khat, roll emaw, dawr atanga margarine emaw... Heng ei tur te hi tui tak ni mahse, kan taksa tana chhiatna thlen thei thil a awm thei tih i hria em? Vawiin hian he hmêlma ngawi renga awm ‘Trans Fats’ tih hi kan sawi dawn a ni. A hming hi a mak deuhin a lang thei a, mahse hei hi kan hriat vek a ngai a ni. A chhan chu hengte hian i thinlung hriselna a nghawng nghal vek a ni. Chuvangin, he thu hi awlsam tak leh chiang takin sawi ila.

A awlsam zawngin, heng trans fats te hi engte nge ni?

Thau tih thumal kan hriat hian kan hlau deuh vek thin. Mahse kan taksa hian thau a mamawh tak tak a ni. Mahse buaina chu kan ei thau chi hi a ni. Thau tha te bakah hian thau tha lo tak tak, taksa tana tha lo tak tak te pawh a awm bawk. Thau chi tha lo ber pakhat chu trans fat a ni .

Trans fats hi chi hnih a awm a, chungte chu:

1. Natural Trans Fats: Hengte hi ran sa, bawnghnute, beram sa, leh bawnghnute atanga siamah te hian a pianphungah a awm a, a tlem hle. Hengte hi kan buaipui a ngai lo.

2. Artificial Trans Fats: Hei hi harsatna tak tak chu a ni. Hengte hi factory-ah artificial-a siam a ni. Regular liquid vegetable oils an la a, hydrogen gas an dah a (he process hi `Hydrogenation` an ti a), chu oil chu solid, shelf-stable substance ah an chantir a ni. Hengte hi ei tur label-a "Partially Hydrogenated Oils" tih ziak te an ni.

Vegetable oil pangngai la a, butter ang maia thick zawk leh shelf-stable zawka siam turin artificial-a siam danglam la, han mitthla teh. Hei hi thil siamtute tan chuan hlawkna nasa tak a ni.

Engvangin nge hengte hi ei turah an dah tel?

Chaw siamtute hian heng artificial trans fats te hi an hman chhan lian tak tak a awm a:

• Shelf life: Trans fats dah belh hian ei tur a chhe lova rei zawk a daih thei.
• Texture leh Flavor tha: Hengte hian chaw chu texture tha leh crispiness tha tak pe turin a pui thin. Tin, a thlum pawh an ti sang bawk.
• Low Cost: Hengte siamna senso hi butter ang chi natural fats aiin a tlawm zawk hle.

Trans fat hian kan taksaah eng chhiatna lian tak nge a thlen?

Hei hi trans fats hi eng nge a nih chiah tih kan hriatthiam a ngai vek a ni. Kan cholesterol level chu a let hnih zetin an tichhia a ni.

Cholesterol hi a awlsam zawngin han thlir hmasa ila. Kan taksaah hian cholesterol chi hnih a awm a.

• LDL (Low-Density Lipoprotein) Cholesterol: Hei hi "bad cholesterol" kan ti a, a chhan chu kan thisen kalna kawng bangah a awm a, zawi zawiin a tikhawlo thin.
• HDL (High-Density Lipoprotein) cholesterol: Hei hi "Cholesterol tha" kan tih chu a ni.Hengte hi superhero ang mai an ni. An tih tur chu thisen kalna kawnga cholesterol tha lo awm khawm chu paih chhuakin, thisen kalna kawngte chu a thianghlim reng a ni.

Tunah chuan trans fats hian eng nge a tih tih hi han en teh:

1. Kan taksaa cholesterol tha lo (LDL) level an tipung.

2. Tin, kan taksa venghimtu cholesterol tha (HDL) level a tihniam bawk.

Hetianga thisen kalna kawng khar hian natna khirh tak tak, heart attack , stroke, leh type 2 diabetes te vei theihna a tipung nasa hle. Tunah chuan United States-a FDA pawhin heng artificial trans fats te hi "Generally Recognized as Safe" (GRAS) category atang hian heng chhan tak tak avang hian an paih chhuak ta a ni.

Engtin nge dawr atanga i thil lei te hian trans fats a pai em tih i hriat theih ang?

Hei hi a pawimawh ber a ni. Dawr kan kal hian kan riltam tih apiang kan man mai a, mahse engzat nge label chhiar thin? Mahse i hriselna i ngaihsak chuan he tih dan hi i neih a ngai a ni.

"0g Trans Fat" trap-ah hian tlu suh!

Food package tam takah chuan "Trans Fat 0g" tih ziak a awm a. Chu chu kan hmuh chuan, "Aw... hei hian trans fat a nei lo tak tak lo," tiin kan ngaihtuah thin. Mahse chu chu thudik a ni lo. Dan ang chuan ei tur pakhatin ei khatah trans fat gram 0.5 aia tlem a neih chuan "0g" tiin an ziak thei.

Biscuit packet khat i lei kha han mitthla teh. A serving khat chu biscuit 3 a ni thei. Chu biscuit 3-ah chuan trans fat 0.4g a awm a nih chuan a label-ah chuan 0g a awm ang. Mahse biscuit 6 emaw 9 emaw i ei chuan eng nge thleng ang? I hriat lohvin i taksaah trans fat tam tak i dah tel a ni.

Chuti a nih chuan, engtin nge thudik tak chu i hmuh theih?

Thudik tak chu ingredient list ah hian thup a ni . I tih tur chu ei tur hnung lama ingredient list kha uluk taka chhiar mai tur a ni. Heng thumal pahnih hi zawng rawh:

Heng thumal (e.g. Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil) te hi i hmuh chuan artificial trans fats a pai ngei ang. Label hma lamah "0g" tih ziak pawh nise, heng thute hi i hmuh chuan ei tur chu pumpelh a finthlak hle ang.

Chuti a nih chuan engtin nge kan tih ang? Hriselna atana duhthlan tur awmte chu engte nge ni?

Trans fats ei loh hi i ngaihtuah angin a harsa lo. Thil tih dan awlsam tlemte chauh a mamawh.

• A theih phawt chuan in lamah chaw siam la: chutah chuan i hman chu i hre chiang ang.
• Oil hrisel hmang rawh: Kan ramah hian coconut oil bakah olive oil leh sesame oil te hi duhthlan tur tha tak a ni.
• Label chhiar hi tih danah siam rawh: "Partially Hydrogenated Oil" tih thumal pahnih hi hre reng ang che.
• Processed foods tihtlem: Chu ai chuan natural foods, thei thar, thlai, thlai, sa thianghlim, leh sangha te chu dah pawimawh zawk rawh.
• Pawn lama chaw i ei chuan fing rawh: deep-fried ai chuan chaw chhum, grilled, emaw steamed emaw thlang rawh.

I thinlung hriselna emaw cholesterol level chungchangah harsatna i neih chuan a tha ber chu i chhungkaw doctor hmu a, sawipui hi a ni. I tan test tul tak tak a run ang a, i tana tha tur thurawn a pe ang che.