> Whilst I agree that these fats are probably not healthy, I think we
> should remind ourselves that this is the same Food and Drug
> Administration that has declared Aspartame as safe for human
> consumption, even though exhaustive testing has shown it breaks down
> into serious neurotoxins, and in fact caused tumours and siezures in 
> the
> animals it was originaly tested on.

Damned if they do, damned if they don't :-)

I've read or skimmed numerous Aspartame papers and I'm in a "don't 
know" position on it. I think there is scant really good information 
available on the worst of its claimed affects on humans. Bear in mind 
that to SOME people (phenyl ketoneurics) it is undoubtedly the 
deadliest of poisons for genetic reasons. I'm less than confident 
about its general safety, and I HATE the taste, but I'm uncertain that 
it's really as bad as many claim. I'd be entirely happy for anyone to 
point me at better information that demonstrates it's bad effects. 
Bad information that "demonstrates" this I already have :-).

It's interesting to note that people attempting to induce ketosis 
(high protein, high fat, about zero carbohydrate "Atkins" type diet) 
generally have more difficulty achieving ketosis when taking 
aspartame. I find it almost impossible to achieve ketosis with more 
than a trace of carbohydrate intake and it SEEMS aspartame makes it 
worse, but I don't have a controlled enough record to make this 
certain.)

Trans fats have been on the naughty-naughty list for a long time now. 
The FDA is finally catching up with this. That the manufacturers are 
spending so much time on trying to find replacements suggests that 
someone has convinced them that the cause is lost, for whatever 
reason.



        RM


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