Can transfats increase appetite?
According to recent studies, transfats arent only the bad guys when it comes to heart health. New reports seem to indicate that transfats actually stimulate insulin production. Scientists are not sure why this is so. It could be because transfats have only been around since the 1980s and our body doesnt know what to do with them. Transfats are added to oils to preserve them and increase the shelf life of products that have oil in them. Because of this ability to increase insulin production, eating an order of french fries from your local fast food restaurant may make you crave more of the same. Within minutes of being ingested, transfats trigger an insulin spike that can then trigger persistent food cravings. To protect yourself from transfat ingestion, read labels and avoid eating anything with partially hydrogenated or hydrogenated oil. And stop eating all those fried foods in restaurants! At home, use olive oil or any other oil rich in monounsaturated fats for your cooking needs. Ja
