quietone
Wed, Mar-16-05, 08:42
Won't they every admit to it? I just saw this article on a news network, but it's from WebMD. Still insisting that fat is the problem. The agriculture industry has their hand in everything. Here is a portion of it. It makes me crazy!!!!!!
Fast-food restaurants of the future may have a new menu item: an additive that lets people eat fare high in saturated fat without raising their risk of type 2 diabetes (search).
“It could be formulated into something like a cheese slice,” says Wallace Yokoyama, PhD, a research chemist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Or, the additive — called HPMC (hydroxypropylmethylcellulose) — could become an ingredient in home cooking. “I don’t see why not,” Yokoyama tells WebMD.
So far, HPMC has helped hamsters avoid blood sugar problems on a diet high in saturated fat (search). That’s the type of fat found in animal products — and on the plates (and arteries) of many Americans. The major culprits of saturated fats for U.S. adults are cheese, beef, milk, and bakery items.
Human trials haven’t been done yet. Yokoyama tells WebMD he hopes those will happen in the next couple of years. Meanwhile, he suggests eating a healthy diet — and takes his own advice. Yokoyama’s lunch yesterday was tuna niçoise salad, not a super-sized burger with fries.
Fast-food restaurants of the future may have a new menu item: an additive that lets people eat fare high in saturated fat without raising their risk of type 2 diabetes (search).
“It could be formulated into something like a cheese slice,” says Wallace Yokoyama, PhD, a research chemist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Or, the additive — called HPMC (hydroxypropylmethylcellulose) — could become an ingredient in home cooking. “I don’t see why not,” Yokoyama tells WebMD.
So far, HPMC has helped hamsters avoid blood sugar problems on a diet high in saturated fat (search). That’s the type of fat found in animal products — and on the plates (and arteries) of many Americans. The major culprits of saturated fats for U.S. adults are cheese, beef, milk, and bakery items.
Human trials haven’t been done yet. Yokoyama tells WebMD he hopes those will happen in the next couple of years. Meanwhile, he suggests eating a healthy diet — and takes his own advice. Yokoyama’s lunch yesterday was tuna niçoise salad, not a super-sized burger with fries.