If you want to eat something that is between you, the food, your family, and God. Not my business. I’m not one to crusade against your right to make choices as an adult. I might disagree and poke fun, but if you do not force me to embrace your choices, I will reciprocate, except for trans-fats.
Nasty stuff, those hydrogenated oils. I have never recommended them and counsel on reducing your intake. You don’t have to listen to me, a right I’ll protect, but those things are nasty. They are so nasty that the FDA has effectively banned them from grocery store shelves, effective Dec 22, 2023, and I am no fan of the FDA.
It started in 2015 when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ruled that artificial trans fats were unsafe to eat. The agency gave the food industry three years to reformulate products and ensure an orderly transition in the marketplace.
The final compliance date for specifically removing PHOs, which contain trans fats but also occur naturally in some meats, was Jan. 1, 2021.
In August 2023, the agency issued a direct final rule, making the decision permanent and enforceable. (A direct final rule process, intended for noncontroversial rules, allows an agency to issue a rule without the need for a double review process.)
Starting Dec. 22, 2023, no products containing PHOs will be allowed on grocery store shelves.
Partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) have been linked to heart disease, cancer, insulin resistance, and inflammation. After my heart attack, I effectively zeroed them out of my diet. Not absolute zero, but the change helped me lose a few extra pounds. Too many, actually, I had to adjust to put on a healthy weight. I can’t say much about whether it has helped, but I’m still here. I feel good, and dropping the PHOs hasn’t been any sort of hardship, be it food choice, flavor, texture, or affordability.
The latter is a bit harder to measure while we endure the inflationary strains of Democrat rule. A fat we could also stand to do without.
So, trans fats are going the way of fake fats, another food experiment that resulted in more harm than good. But that’s the FDA for you, approving things that end up being bad for us. Did anyone follow the money on fake fat? I’m sure someone left a trail.
And I wonder how many years we’ll have to wait before they decide that mRNA pharmaceuticals are dangerous to human health, quality of life, and life itself.
Any guesses?
