Found this article after I realised my peanut butte with "no
trans fats" have hydrogenated oils in the ingredients list.
http://www.stop-trans-fat.com/interesterified-fat.html
Excerpts
What they do is hydrogenate the oils fully. The oils become
fully saturated and there are no trans fats left. But fully
hydrogenated oil is hard and inedible. So the smart aleck
scientists mix it with liquid oils and put it through other
chemical processes to create a semi-solid grease like margarine and
vegetable shortening..."
"...The bottom line is this… Early scientific reports -- one of
which was released in mid-January 2007 by joint-researchers from
Malaysia and the UK -- suggest that interesterified fat is far more
harmful than trans fats.
Interesterified fat was found to depress the level of HDL (good
cholesterol) more than trans fat.
In addition, interesterified fat raised blood glucose levels and
depressed the level of insulin. This strongly suggests that
interesterified fat could lead to diabetes.
So be extra careful of products labelled “No Trans Fat”
especially when they contain fully hydrogenated oils...."
