Speaking of hydrogenated vegetable oil, here’s a list of the bad things it does, from tfX, the UK campaign against trans fats in food:
- raise LDL (Low-Density Lipo-proteins, known as “bad” cholesterol) and lower HDL (High-Density Lipo-proteins, known as “good” cholesterol) levels
- clog up arteries, leading to circulation problems, high blood pressure and heart disease
- predispose to cancer, multiple scelerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and diverticulisis
- decrease the response of human cells to insulin, a factor in both adult-onset (type 2) diabetes and obesity See here for more information.
- disrupt human milk formation, reducing cream levels and introducing themselves into mothers milk
- assimilate into cell membranes to levels as high 20 percent, weakening their structure and protective function
- weaken the immune system, making us more susceptible to infections
- inhibit the action of enzymes that destroy toxic and carcinogenic chemicals
- block the beneficial action of the essential Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids
- reduce the elasticity of blood vessels.