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Professor Kummerow an Early Opponent of Trans Fats, Dies at 102

Started by 98valk, Fri 02, Jun 2017, 12:38:18

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98valk

 I've been telling people to avoid hydrogenated oils aka trans fats since 1981 when I first read about them. Professor Kummerow just died at 102.

"Dr. Willett, of Harvard, said trans fats had also been implicated in diabetes. In 2001, he co-wrote a paper showing a diet low in trans fats could help prevent Type 2 diabetes in women. "Heart disease was the tip of the iceberg," he said.

Professor Kummerow was one of the first scientists to suggest that the saturated fat in butter, cheese and meats did not contribute to the clogging of arteries and was in fact beneficial in moderate amounts. This hypothesis, controversial at the time, was proved correct.

His own diet, he said, included red meat, whole milk and eggs scrambled in butter."

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/science/fred-kummerow-dead-biochemist-ban-trans-fatty-acids.html
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Does it include bacon and pork sausage? I like that to. :)
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98valk

1998 Std/Tourer, 2007 DR200SE, 1981 CB900C  10speed
1973 Duster 340 4-speed rare A/C, 2001 F250 4x4 7.3L, 6sp

"Our Constitution was made only for a Moral and Religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the goverment of any other."
John Adams 10/11/1798