Wednesday, January 17, 2007 @1:25 AM
Ah.. the perils of eatingActually this issue has been long debated by experts and my parents have been harping on it for quite some time now but after reading this article, "
THIS FAT CAN KILL YOU"(ST, 13/1/07) , I'm getting a bit paranoid.
Ok, this fat refers to
trans fat.
What are they : basically just partially hydrogenated plant oils. Was hailed as a good
substitute for saturated fat but actually brought more adverse effects than the
latter.
Why do they kill : exposed to high temperature actually solidifies it and making it clog arteries ,increasing the bad cholesterol level and reducing levels of its good counterpart, higher chances of getting coronary diseases. Bad enough?
Where do you find them: margarine
snacks for eg: crackers , cookies
fried food
fast food
baked food
sweets
coffee creamer or dairy creamer
instant noodles
peanut butter (sobs!!!!)
Sheesh, that's almost everything I eat, on a daily basis. And not forgetting those hawker food? Tell me, how can anyone not consume more than 2g( the recommended maximum per day) of trans fat per day?? And how does one size them up anyway?
In Denmark, they actually ban foods containing more than 2g of trans fat per 100g of oil or fat.
In Canada, the amount of trans fat must stated on food labels.
Good move I say. Those westerners are forever more health conscious than us Asians. For what? Trying to live longer? Or cos the ratio of obese people is higher?
Actually for most Asians who live to eat, I guess maybe the trend won't be picked up anytime soon.
But being the person that I am, eek, I, um, am willing to sacrifice good food(peanut butter, sobs) for the sake of my heart.
*not convinced with myself*Speaking of which, have I mentioned about the chocolate-peanut butter smoothie in
Manhanttan Fish Market? I tell you, it's even better than ecstasy.
Oh and does anybody know how much school fees in local international schools cost? Cos few days ago while Dad was chatting with the Egyptian doctor upstairs ( and I had to wait at the side , carrying my big fuzzy teddy) he mentioned that he spends bout
RM30000 per month to send his 3 kids to the International Japanese School nearby.
That's
ridiculous.How can anyone spend so much on school fees alone?? And those kids are only in primary school, for goodness' sake. I passed by the IJS so many times and seriously , that school is not impressive at all. Pretty tiny and rundown for them to charge so high. Since he's an ENT specialist on loan by the government, I think he's paid pretty handsomely for his job. But it's still so not worth it to spend so much on school fees. Don't know whether I heard wrongly or he said wrongly.
How I wish I was filthy rich.
