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Episode #23, October 29, 2009
Show Notes
Main Topic:
- Find out where we grow our fast food
- Junk food mainly comes from two sources, Joe provides specifics on the sources
- Learn about deep fried foods
- Did you know that the more heat you apply, the more oxidation you produce?
Recent News
Where they grow our junk food
Our reporter went looking for the farms that produce the raw materials for junk food and found that they take up almost half of the cropland in Ontario
Published On Sun Oct 11 2009
By Margaret Webb
http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/708661–where-they-grow-our-junk-food
Half of cropland in Ontario is corn and soy
Soy is responsible for much of the fat added to diet
corn is responsible for most of the sugar and sweeteners used in the diet
Modern farming not sustainable/ ruins the environment
Disproportionate spending on food and health care
Recent Research
Chemistry of Deep-Fat Frying Oils
E. CHOE AND D.B.MIN
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/118509956/PDFSTART
Vol. 72, Nr. 5, 2007 —JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE
We eat lots of it
it creates toxic chemicals and oxidized fats.
Can also create trans fat
If the oil is not changed out more often even more toxic chemicals can be created
Antioxidants are destroyed
polyunsaturated fats (soy oil) are especially susceptible
higher the heat the fast the oxidation
Doesn’t seem like a big deal until you look at everyday, every food choice we are changing out health giving oils for oils that can diminish health.