This product contains naturally occurring trans-fats, and it might not be that bad for you!!
We all know, or should know, that food companies artificially create trans-fat by shooting hydrogen molecules into liquid vegetable oil and that trans fat is bad for your health, but some products contain naturally occurring trans fats that might not be so bad for you.
How can this be?
Naturally occurring trans-fats are produced in the gut of ruminants or animals that chew their cud (think cattle, sheep, goats, buffalo and deer). Meat from these animals or anything derived from these animals (milk and butter) may have naturally occurring trans-fats in the form of Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and trans-vaccenic acid (VA).
These trans-fats are chemically different from the industrial created trans fats and thus are not as harmful. In fact, CLA and VA may even help to prevent heart attacks, increase your HDL cholesterol (the good kind), and reduce the risk of cancer!
Fats from grass fed dairy and meat are the best sources of CLA and VA. There has even been research done that shows that 100% grass-fed animal products contain from three to five times more CLA than products from animals fed grain.
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Conjugated linoleic acid is an activator and ligand for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARγ)
Belury, Martha A et al.Nutrition Research , Volume 22 , Issue 7 , 817 - 824
Corl, Benjamin A., et al. "cis-9, trans-11 CLA derived endogenously from trans-11 18: 1 reduces cancer risk in rats." The Journal of nutrition 133.9 (2003): 2893-2900.
Dhiman, T. R., et al. "Conjugated linoleic acid content of milk from cows fed different diets." Journal of Dairy Science 82.10 (1999): 2146-2156.
Judd, Joseph T., et al. "Dietary trans fatty acids: effects on plasma lipids and lipoproteins of healthy men and women." The American journal of clinical nutrition 59.4 (1994): 861-868.
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