Whats So Bad About Hydrogenated Fats?
Hydrogenated fats are so bad. No, I mean really bad. You have heard it from your doctor, you have heard it in the media, and you have heard it from your neighbor. But have you ever wondered why they’re so bad? Well, I’m going to tell you why and this is really important to know. It all started in the year 1931, when Dr. Otto Warburg won the Nobel Prize for his work on cellular respiration. What he found out was that if a cell’s oxygen supply was cut by 30% it would change from aerobic (with oxygen) respiration to anaerobic (without oxygen) respiration. What does this have to do with hydrogenated fats? Well…everything! The whole point of the hydrogenation process is to keep oxygen out of the fat. That’s why things like hydrogenated margarine last so long. It can sit for years without going bad! Try that with flax oil or cold-pressed olive oil. With hydrogenated fats, the oxygen can’t get in and make it go rancid. Our cellular membranes are made up of a lot of fat and by this I mean Om
