Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Why Trans Fats in Milk Are Not Harmful

Milk does contain trans fats, but is harmless compared to trans fats contained in other foodstuffs.

Trans fats have a bad predicate as one of the triggers of heart disease and blood vessels. However, trans fats contained in milk form naturally.

According to nutritionist Dr.Mududut MPS, trans fats in hazardous foods are derived from the hydrogenation process or added hydrogen atoms.

Foods containing trans fat include margarine, fried foods with lots of oil, and various types of snacks.

"In contrast to the milk that trans fat is formed through the process of bio hydrogenation, this process occurs from the digestion in the body of livestock with the help of enzymes into trans fat," he said in a media discussion held by Frisian Flag in Jakarta, Tuesday (5 / 12).

The difference in the hydrogenation process, according to Marudut, will give unequal effects to the health of the body.

"So different fatty acids, different chemical structures, and also the process," said lecturer from the Department of Nutrition, Health Polytechnic Kemenkes Jakarta II this.

Trans fat in milk proved to be healthy. Several studies have shown that consumption of beneficial milk lowers the risk of diabetes, heart disease and blood vessels, and also prevents obesity.

"The recommended milk is liquid milk, not skim milk whose fat has been removed," he said

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