One The Most Harmful Ingredients In Processed Foods

Processed food is perhaps the most damaging aspect of most people’s diets, contributing to poor health and chronic disease. One One of the major culprits is high fructose syrup (HFCS), which I address in nearly every article that I write about diets. The The second is partially hydrogenated soybean oils.

These You can find two ingredients in nearly all processed foods. It is possible to make the compelling case that reliance on these foods has been a major contributory factor in many of the deadly degenerative conditions. Americans today.

Part The trans fat in partially hydrogenated soybean oils is what causes the problems. The Another part concerns the health dangers of soy. An A further risk factor is that most corn and soybeans can be genetically engineered.

As The negative effects of trans fats on the health have been recognized and the industry has scrambled for new solutions. Partially Hydrogenated soybean oil is the primary culprit.

UnfortunatelyMany health professionals still incorrectly consider saturated fats unhealthy. “experts,” So, instead of accepting truly healthy, tropical fats like butter, that is mostly made outside the U.S., food companies have turned to U.S. products offered by companies such as MonsantoNow Bayer (which was bought out Monsanto in 2018), which has developed modified soybeans that don’t require hydrogenation.

Why Hydrogenate?

Americans More than 16,000,000 metric tonnes of edible oil are consumed annually. Soybean oil is responsible for around 11,339 million metric tons.¹ Until Monsanto The seeds of genetically engineered plants were lower in Linolenic Acid. Half the soybean oil used was hydrogenated to make it more usable for food manufacturing.

One Hydrogenating oil has two primary purposes: to extend its shelf life. Raw Butter, for instance, will likely go rancid much faster than margarine. The The process makes oil more stable, and increases its melting point. This allows the oil to be used for high-temperature food processing.

Hydrogenated Petroleum² By forcing hydrogen gas under high pressure, the oil is transformed into hydrogen gas. Virtually Hydrogenation can take place on any oil. Margarine This is an excellent example of trans fat, where nearly half the fat is found in this product.

The Partial hydrogenation of oil can alter the chemical composition and chemical properties of essential fatty oils. This includes reducing or eliminating linolenic acids (a highly reactive triunsaturated fat acid), as well as changing it to the less reactive, linoleic Acid, which will prevent any oxidative rancidity from being used in cooking.

In In the 1990s researchers realized that chemical alteration could have negative health consequences. Since Scientists have now confirmed this fact to be undisputed.

Be aware that there’s a difference between “fully hydrogenated” “partially hydrogenated” oils. Whereas Trans fats are found in partially hydrogenated oils, but not fully. “all the way” Continues the molecular conversion of fatty acid from trans fat to saturated fatty oils.

Fully hydrogenated soybean oil is still not a healthy choice, however, for reasons I’ll explain below. The This slide presentation will provide an overview of technical aspects related to hydrogenation.

The Health Hazards This is Trans Fats

The The partial hydrogenation of man-made, completely synthetic fats can cause cellular dysfunction and even chaos. Studies have shown that trans-fats are linked to:

• CancerInterfering with the enzymes that your body uses for fighting cancer
• Chronic Health problems like obesity, asthma, auto-immune diseases, cancer, and bone degeneration are all possible
• DiabetesInterfering with insulin receptors within your cell membranes
• Heart Disease, which can clog your arteriesAmong Trans-fats are more dangerous for women suffering from underlying coronary heart disease.
• Decreased By reducing your immune reaction, you can improve your immune function
• Increased Blood levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or “bad” While lowering cholesterol levels, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) is also reduced “good” Cholesterol
• Reproductive Problems caused by interference with enzymes required to make sex hormones
• Interfering with your body’s use of beneficial omega-3 fats

As It was a long time before the conventional medical advice began to warn about trans fats. Not surprisingly, as soon as the FDA notified them that it planned to require food manufacturers to list trans fat content on the label — which ultimately took effect January 1, 2006 — the industry began searching for viable alternatives to appeal to consumers who increasingly began looking for the “no trans fat” designation.

It didn’t take long before Monsanto had tinkered forth a genetically engineered soybean that is low in linolenic acid, which we’ll get to in a moment.

Be aware that some food manufacturers have opted to simply fool buyers — a tactic allowed by the FDA, as any product containing up to half a gram of trans fat per serving can still legally claim to have zero trans fat.³ The Reduce the serving size until it is below that threshold. At This can lead to unreasonably small serving sizes. If a package contains 10 cookies or 10 chips, then it most likely has trans fats.

The Health Hazards This is Soybeans

Besides Because of the potential health risks associated with trans fats from partial hydrogenation, soybean oil is not a good oil. Add Add to this the fact that most soy grown in America is genetically modified, which could have other health implications. When When taken all together, partially hydrogenated GE soy oil is one of your worst choices.

Years In the past, palm oil and coconut oil were used extensively in tropical oils. American Produce food. HoweverThese plants aren’t grown in America, except for the rare exception of Hawaii, our climate isn’t tropical enough. Spurred Financial incentives were used by the industry to help shift the market away tropical oils and to promote other products. “home grown.”

As As a result, there was a new movement to denounce and demonize tropical oils and to make them more competitive with oil from domestic sources like corn and soybean.

The Soybean oil contains primarily Omega-6 fats. And While we all need omega-6, there is no reason to worry about it. It is a common component of our daily diet. Americans Consume far too many omega-6 fats than you should, due to processed foods containing too much of it.

OmegaNearly all animal foods and plants contain -6 fats, making deficiencies very unlikely. This Omega-6 fats are also very processed, and can be damaged. This makes it even more difficult to get enough of them in your diet. The Soybean oil’s omega-6 promotes inflammation, which can lead to chronic disease.

What About Organic Soybean Oil?

Even Even if organic soybean oil is available, you should be aware of the health risks. Soy Organically or not, there are a variety of harmful components in organic foods that could cause serious health problems.

Worst This is All — Genetically Engineered Soybean Oil

The More than 90% of US soybean acres have been planted with genetically engineered varieties (GE). Roundup Ready — engineered to survive being doused with otherwise lethal amounts of Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide. The Logical reasoning behind Roundup Ready Soybeans are a great example of a crop that can be reduced in cost by killing everything but the soy plant.

HoweverAnimal research has shown significant negative health effects of GE soybeans. This includes an increasing rate for infertility as each generation passes. By Infertile Hamsters were discovered in the third generation. SecondGE soy-feeding hamsters had a fivefold greater infant mortality rate than those raised in the previous generation.

Are Low-Linolenic Soybeans The Answer?

We Now you can have additional MonsantoYou can also grow your own soy products. Responding To meet the increasing demand for healthy diets Monsanto launched Vistive 2005 low-linolenic soybeans Most Linolenic acid is approximately 7% in soybeans. The New varieties have a 1%-3% content, which decreases the requirement for hydrogenation.⁴ As Explained by Monsanto:⁵

“Farmers are not the only beneficiaries of Monsanto’s efforts … Consumers will also benefit from the healthier crops that could result, such as soybeans that are low in linolenic acid. Linolenic acid, a precursor to trans fats, may contribute to cardiovascular disease … Low-linolenic soybeans reduce the need for hydrogenation in food processing, helping to reduce the amount of trans fats in processed foods.”

Yet Another soybean variety was created by Monsanto The high-stearate soybean has all the benefits of margarine, shortening with no hydrogenation and other similar properties. But These soybeans are better and safer than traditional soybeans. Roundup Ready soybeans, even though they don’t have to go through partial hydrogenation, and therefore do not contain trans fat? No It is all about knowing.

Another Hazard GE Soybeans: Glyphosate

I keep stacking health risks upon health risks, and here’s another one: Research It has been shown that soy oil can be extracted from soybeans. Roundup Ready Soy milk is high in glyphosate (the main ingredient in Roundup — the broad-spectrum herbicide created by Monsanto.

According To submit a report to the journal Chemical Research In ToxicologyGlyphosate is found in feed and food products throughout the EU at a maximum level of 20 mg/kg. GE soybeans can contain as much as 17 mg/kg of residue, while malformations in frog embryos and chicken embryos were found at 2.03 mg/kg.⁶ That’s 10 times lower than the MRL.

This is an alarming finding because glyphosate is easily one of the world’s most overlooked poisons. Research The 2010 publication showed that EPSP synthase inhibitors can cause birth defects in chicken embryos. This chemical is far less effective than those used for agricultural or garden purposes.⁷ The The most affected by malformations is the:

• Skull
• Face
• Midline The developing and maintaining brain
• Spinal cord

When When glyphosate has been applied to crops it becomes systemic in the plants and can’t be removed. AndOnce you have eaten this crop, the herbicide ends up in your stomach where it can cause damage to your good bacteria. This You can have serious health problems, since 80% your immune system is located in your stomach (GALT, or Gut Associated Lymph TissueIt is also dependent on healthy levels of both good and harmful bacteria. Separate Research has revealed the following side effects of glyphosate.

• Endocrine Disruption
• DNA Damage
• Developmental toxicity
• Neurotoxicity
• Reproductive toxicity
• Cancer

To Avoid Harmful Fats, Ditch Processed Foods

If You can avoid all types of dangerous fats by avoiding processed foods. From there, use these tips to make sure you’re eating the right fats for your health:

• Use Instead of vegetable oils spreads and margarines, use organic butter made from raw milk. Butter food is healthy and whole, but it has been given a bad reputation.
• Use Coconut oil can be used in cooking It This cooking oil is superior to other oils, and it is full of health benefits.
• Be Make sure you eat only raw fats like avocados, dairy products and olive oils. Also Take a good source of omega-3 fats from animals, like krill oil.

Following You will see a reduction in trans-fats when you follow my complete nutrition plan.

Remember, virtually all processed foods will contain either HFCS (probably made from genetically engineered corn) and/or soybean oil — either in the form of partially hydrogenated soybean oil, which is likely made from GE soybeans, loaded with glyphosate, or from one of the newer soybean varieties that were created such that the y do not need to be hydrogenated. They’re ALL bad news, if you value your health.

Originally Publiziert January 02, 2023 Mercola.com

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