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DESCRIPTION: About half of America’s trans fat intake now comes from animal products.
More on trans fat can be found in my videos Blocking the First Step of Heart Disease ( and Breast Cancer Survival and Trans Fat (
There may also be no safe intake of dietary cholesterol, which underscores the importance of reducing animal product consumption. See my video Trans Fat, Saturated Fat, and Cholesterol: Tolerable Upper Intake of Zero ( Speaking of which, I’m going to be addressing the role of saturated fat and declining sperm counts in my next video, Male Fertility and Diet (
While unrefined oils such as extra virgin olive should not contain trans fats, to boost the absorption ( of carotenoids in your salad why not add olives themselves or whole food sources of fat such as nuts or seeds? Other videos on oils include:
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil vs. Nuts (
• Deep Frying Toxins (
• The True Shelf-Life of Cooking Oils (
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