Avoid trans fat completely even a drop?

[pblade]

My understanding is that trans fat is very bad and harder for the body to process. My question is will trans fat always be stored as fat in the body immediately or it can still be processed? I am on a strict diet now and had a minimal amount of it from a glass of milk and curious as to what affect it may have.

[St]

My understanding is that trans fat is very bad and harder for the body to process. My question is will trans fat always be stored as fat in the body immediately or it can still be processed? I am on a strict diet now and had a minimal amount of it from a glass of milk and curious as to what affect it may have.

Trans fat isn't harder to process(ie. digestion),and it isn't in milk(unless cooked).It won't be stored as bodyfat if one is on a diet.Trans fat is mainly hydrogenated oil (ie packaged food)BTW if your on a diet your shouldn't be drinking milk.If one cook and animal food then the fat in it natural form is cis-configuration,then add a hydrogen on the double bond carbons in called trans- configuration.Even cooking(food in the oven) with oil and change it structure.

[pblade]

Thank u very much ST and I have completely cut out milk just this random time I had a tbspoon of milk to flavor a small amount of almonds but I appreciate your response. Just a little question but do u supplement with calcium pills or not an issue ?

[St]

Thank u very much ST and I have completely cut out milk just this random time I had a tbspoon of milk to flavor a small amount of almonds but I appreciate your response. Just a little question but do u supplement with calcium pills or not an issue ?

I did in the past,and if you look at a label on your Protein container it contains calcium 18-20% of daily intake,so if you have about 5-6 shakes a day you will be fine with just your Protein powder.BTW a little milk in just your coffee won't kill you,if you do drink coffee like i do.

[Thorgrim]

If you are eating plenty of vegetables you shouldn't have to worry about calcium, even if you aren't drinking that much protein a day. Just make sure you aren't deficient in vitamin D. If you are deficient then even if you consume lots of calcium you might not absorb it properly. In the winter you should either supplement with vitamin D3, 3-5 thousand IU a day or go tanning a few times a week. If you don't do these things there is a good chance you are deficient in vitamin D during the winter.

Also, milk products don't contain real vitamin D, the pasteurization destroys it. They do add vitamin A and D back in but what they don't tell you is the vitamin D they add is the useless D2 version. What you want is D3.

Proper vitamin D levels are also very important for protection against cancer and a properly functioning immune system.

[Gemini]

One of the reasons trans fat is considered to be harmful to your body is because it not only raises bad cholesterol levels (like saturated fat also does) but it also has the effect of lowering good cholesterol. Consuming trans fat should simply be avoided.

It is especially bad when you're a serious bodybuilder since raising your bad cholesterol (also known as LDL's or Low-Density-Lipoproteins) can cause artery blockage which makes your heart work harder. Since trans fat also lowers your good cholesterol (HDL's: High Desity-Lipoproteins) it is doubly dangerous because HDLS prevent artery blockage and low level of HDLS increase the risk of heart disease.

[Gemini]

BTW, I agree with ST on certain points. But I do not think you should absolutely avoid milk if you're on a diet. There's a big difference between trans fat in dairy products and trans fat derived from oil and vegetables. Trans fat in dairy products are produced naturally when trans fat found in processed food is usually added in to keep food fresh for a longer time. There is in fact small amounts of trans fat in milk but buying a lower fat milk shouldn't be harmful to your health in any way. Like I said, you should however completely avoid food which has been added trans fat to it. Deep fried foods and snacks usually have high level of trans fat. You can spot trans fat foods before even looking at the nutrition facts label: if the food can stay fresh for an very long period of time without having to be frozen it probably contains high levels of trans fat.

[St]

BTW, I agree with ST on certain points. But I do not think you should absolutely avoid milk if you're on a diet. There's a big difference between trans fat in dairy products and trans fat derived from oil and vegetables. Trans fat in dairy products are produced naturally when trans fat found in processed food is usually added in to keep food fresh for a longer time. There is in fact small amounts of trans fat in milk but buying a lower fat milk shouldn't be harmful to your health in any way. Like I said, you should however completely avoid food which has been added trans fat to it. Deep fried foods and snacks usually have high level of trans fat. You can spot trans fat foods before even looking at the nutrition facts label: if the food can stay fresh for an very long period of time without having to be frozen it probably contains high levels of trans fat.

Ya all the info is in the books: Like Fats the Healt and Fats the Kill.You are a smart man.