Time to wake-up, INDIA!

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in India suffer from

Heart Diseases

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in India suffer from

Diabetes

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in India suffer from

Hypertension

The main culprit is Unhealthy Cooking Oil with

Trans Fats Cholesterol Saturated Fats

The Indian government spends only 1% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on healthcare facilities, forcing millions of people to struggle to get medicines, Oxfam and 62 other agencies said in a report called: Your Money or Your Life.

What is trans fat?

Trans fatty acid (trans fat) is created artificially when liquid oils are made into solids such as shortening. Hydrogen is added to vegetable oil in a process known as hydrogenation to increase shelf life and flavor stability of foods.

Why is trans fat harmful?

Like saturated fat and dietary cholesterol, trans fat has been found to raise the level of LDL (or bad cholesterol) that increases the risk of heart disease.

Is all fat bad?

No. Fat is a major source of energy for the body, and aids in the absorption of some vitamins. When consumed in moderation, fat is important for good health. Unsaturated fats (monounsaturated and polyunsaturated) provide benefits without raising LDL levels. Reading food labels will help consumers make more healthful food choices.

Denmark: Lower trans fat or go to jail

Two years after artery-clogging oils made illegal, pastries are still tasty
COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Two years ago, Denmark declared war on arteryclogging oils, making it illegal for any food to have more than 2 percent trans fats. Offenders now face hefty fines or even prison terms.
The result? Today, hardly anyone notices the difference. The french fries are

still crispy. The pastries are still scrumptious. And

the fried chicken is still tasty, thanks to Healthier oils such as canola or olive oil. Oct. 17, 2006

Taco Bell to cut artery-clogging trans fats

All Mexican fast food restaurants to switch to healthier canola oil by April 2007
Nov. 16, 2006

Taco Bell said all 5,000 of its single-brand restaurants in the United States will change from a partially hydrogenated soybean oil to a trans fat-free canola oil by April. AboutNov. restaurants have 100 16 2006 already made the change.

New York City passes trans fat ban

Restaurants must eliminate artery-clogging ingredient by July 2008 Three years after New York City banned smoking in restaurants, health officials have voted to prohibit something they say is almost as bad, artery-clogging artificial trans fatty acids found in many fried foods. NYC to restaurants: No trans fat Dec. 5 2006: New York restaurants will be prohibited from serving food cooked in oil containing trans fats. NBC's Michelle Franzen reports. NEW YORK - The Board of Health voted Tuesday to make New York the nations first city to ban arteryclogging artificial trans fats at restaurants from the corner pizzeria to high-end bakeries. Restaurants will be barred from using most frying oils containing artificial trans fats by July and will have to eliminate the artificial trans fats from all of their foods by July 2008.

Dec. 5 2006

Trans-fats banned in California

California has become the first US state to ban restaurants and food retailers from using trans-fats, which are linked to coronary heart disease. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said the new legislation, which will take effect in 2010, represented a "strong step toward creating a healthier future".

Some cities, like New York City, Philadelphia and Seattle, have already banned the fats.
Many food makers and restaurant chains have also been experimenting with replacements for oils and foods that contain them.

Saturday, 26 July 2008 UK

Published: 6:30AM GMT 18 Jan 2010

Doctors demand ban on 'damaging' trans fats

Leading doctors have demanded a ban on the use of trans fats - chemically altered vegetable oils found in thousands of foodstuffs such as biscuits, ready meals and margarine - because of concerns they can damage health. The UK Faculty of Public Health is urging ministers to eradicate artificial trans fatty acids, which are used to increase a foods shelf life, from the British diet to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes. The World Health Organisation also believes artificial

trans fats, which have already been banned in Denmark, New York, California, Switzerland and Austria, are harmful to health and is calling for further
restrictions on their use.

Australian ban on trans fats urged

PUBLIC health officials are calling for Australia to follow the lead of other Western nations in banning trans fats from the nations dinner table. Im not aware of any benefits that trans fats have brought to humankind, said Professor Daube, president of the Public Health Association of Australia. If they can do it in New York then we can do it in Australia. It just needs some determined action. Trans fats are banned in Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, New York City and California. Pressure is also growing for a ban in the UK, with a recent British Medical Journal editorial endorsing earlier calls from leading public health bodies. There was also evidence that consumers might overreact to trans fats labelling by choosing unhealthy, high saturated fat alternatives such as palm oil, the spokesperson added.

Beware of trans fats

Dr Vikas Saini is a clinical cardiologist and researcher at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health. He is president of the Lown Cardiovascular Research Foundation in Boston.

There's no middle path, drop these fats to stay heart healthy. Trans fat content in our diet should be zero. I was disappointed to read that Indian government has recommended trans fat content in oils be brought down only gradually to 5% by 2011 "while awaiting more scientific data"! Trans fat fest in India The situation in India is actually appalling. A landmark study conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment in 2007 revealed dangerous levels of trans fats in most brands of cooking oils. The biggest source would appear to be processed/packaged foods and street food-samosas, pakoras, puris, tikkis-likely fried in 'vanaspati'. Can we enjoy baked and fried foods without trans fats? In our house, we use only healthy oils for frying and the food remains delicious; I have even baked cookies and cakes with canola oil and they tasted just as good! Ban trans fats for health's sake Breaking decades of habit, the food industry has now responded to public pressure in the media and in lawsuits in the US and made major changes. Big fast food chains abroad have all been able to find alternatives to trans fat containing oils. It's time this happened in India

Govt to fix norms for trans fat in vanaspati

MUMBAI: The TIMES has decided to fix THE government OF INDIA norms for trans fatty acid content in vanaspati and in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils (PHVOs), May 8, 2010, 03.24am IST limiting it at 10%, and later proposes to bring it down to 5% within three years.

Trans Fats in Indian Food

Sadly, the Indian foods available in restaurants are loaded with trans-fatty acids and saturated fats. They use vanaspati for cooking bhaturas, parathas, puri (poori) and tikkis. Indian Food 100 g Trans Fat Bhatura 9.5% Paratha 7.8% Poori 7.6% Tikkis 7.5% But only 4.2%-6.1% trans-fatty acids in French fries.
This means that the Indian food is worse than the Western foods.

Souce: http://www.fatfreekitchen.com/cholesterol/trans-fat.html

Britannia has undertaken an initiative to make its products healthier on two dimensions removal of unhealthy content (transfats) and addition of healthy content. We were the first bakery company in India to proactively remove transfats from our portfolio. We have also made significant investments in the fortification of our products with relevant vitamins, minerals etc. The entire Britannia biscuit portfolio is transfat-free

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The omega-3 group: Super healthy fats We should all be increasing our intake of healthy omega-3 fatty acids, which we need for body functions like controlling blood clotting and building cell membranes in the brain. Were still learning about the many benefits of Omega-3, but research has shown this fatty acid can have a positive impact on: Cardiovascular disease. Epidemiologic and clinical trials have shown that omega-3 fatty acids decrease triglyceride levels, the growth rate of atherosclerotic plaque, and the risk of arrhythmias. They also can slightly lower blood pressure. Liver cancer. Omega-3 fatty acids may be an effective therapy for both the treatment and prevention of human liver cancers. Depression. Omega-3 fatty acid DHA reduces symptoms of depression probably because it increases gray matter in the brain. Dementia. Eating fatty fish, high in omega 3, lowers the likelihood of developing silent brain lesions that can cause memory loss and dementia.