Trans Fats Ban Doughnuts are one of my favorite foods. I don’t eat them regularly‚ maybe once a month so they are an occasional treat for me. Darryl Townson‚ owner of “Dat Doughnut” shop in Illinois makes his living from the fried sugary goodies. Recently‚ lawmakers have been pushing for a ban on artificial trans fats. Such a ban would mean that people like Townson would have to alter the way he makes his doughnuts. Here in Washington‚ a similar bill has already been passed in King County. I
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There are trans fats everywhere in the foods we eat everyday. If something we eat doesn’t have a trans fat then it probably has a saturated fat. Baked goods‚ cookies‚ cakes‚ and frozen foods have high levels of trans fats. Things that are incorporated into almost everyone’s diets. We can’t completely eliminate trans fats AND saturated fats without taking away many foods that everyone enjoys. Restaurants would more than likely lose more business than they already are in this recession. Yes‚ it may
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There are four types of fats. Although there are bad fats and better fats‚ they are necessary to support cell growth and give your body energy. The bad fats are saturated fats and trans fats which are more solid at room temperature like a stick of butter and trans fats are liquid such as vegetable oil. Theses fats raise bad cholesterol levels and clog arteries putting you at risk for heart disease. Monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats are the better fats that can lower bad cholesterol
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Final Year Project Progress Report Title: Fat Content Analysis and Characterization of Food Class and Group No. : AS114103/2A1 Student Names : Chan Hoi Ching (120586347) : Chan Wai Yi (120464356) : Cheung Kit Cheung(120552694) : Lam Chi Ching (120224281) : Lam Pik Shan (120181829)
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In our daily diets‚ carbohydrates‚ fats‚ proteins and water are the main components in our food. However‚ if the food is left untreated‚ oxidative deterioration of the flavor and odor of fats and fatty constituents in it will be resulted. Hence‚ antioxidant are used widely in the production of food which fats and oils are used as raw materials and in the marketing of foods containing fats under modern conditions. The major factor in quality degradation of fats and fatty portions of foods is oxidation
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ganiceWorksheet 3: Organic molecules This section will dealt with the main organic molecules in living things: carbohydrates‚ fats ( lipids )‚ proteins and nucleic acids. A) Web site name: Florida State College Jacksonville Web URL: http://web.fscj.edu/David.Byres/foodfiles.htm Read “Carbohydrates” 1) What does the body use carbohydrates for? One of the main jobs of carbohydrates is to provide fuel for the body to do its job. So if we want to run or walk somewhere or play sports or even
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the glycerol backbone in triglycerides (fats). The chemical term is ester hydrolysis. Usually this hydrolysis process goes unnoticed‚ since most fatty acids are odorless and tasteless. A particular problem arises with butter‚ which contains triglycerides with a high content of butyric acid derivatives and acetic acids. Oxidative rancidity[edit] Oxidative rancidity is associated with the degradation by oxygen in the air. Via a free radical process‚ the double bonds of an unsaturated fatty acid can undergo cleavage
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of lipids in polar and nonpolar solvents and to compare saturated and unsaturated fats in their chemical reaction with bromine. The percent fat in a food will be determined by extraction of the fat and weighing it. Introduction Lipids‚ by definition‚ are natural substances that do not mix with water but dissolve in organic solvents. There are several classes of lipids‚ including: fatty acids‚ waxes‚ triacylglycerols (fats and oils)‚ phospholipids and steroids. The fatty acids are usually not
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Women with higher intake of dietary saturated fats have fewer mature oocytes available for IVF Source: European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology http://www.news-medical.net/news/20120703/Women-with-higher-intake-of-dietary-saturated-fats-have-fewer-mature-oocytes-available-for-IVF.aspx? Written by: Maureen Erica T. Pomada Synthesis In Vitro Fertilization is the removal of one or more mature oocytes from a woman’s ovary by laparoscopy and fertilized by exposure to sperm under laboratory
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La Cruz Body Fat Percentage Body fat is very important to your body because it maintains life and reproductive organs. Excessive body fat or too little body fat is unhealthy. It can cause diseases that can be life-threatening and even genetic. Your body fat percentage should be maintained at a healthy range because it is necessary for normal body functioning and prevents any type of breakdown in the organs. The key to this is exercise and determining which type of fat‚ that is stored in
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