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The CSPI on Trans Fats |
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The CSPI on Trans FatsThe Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is the publisher of the widely read Nutrition Action Healthletter. I recently came across the saturated vs. trans fat debate in an online article, and it is interesting that the position of the CSPI on trans fats has run the gamut over the last twenty years or so. An article by a detractor aims to pin the CSPI for flip-flopping and trying to cover its role in promoting trans fats through Nutrition Action. The article has many problems, and you really have to work to sift the interesting historical information regarding CSPI from the random flaming the author indulges in. Likely the truth is in the middle; we all know that eating too many saturated fats is not good… and that movie popcorn is bad for you. However, the essay does quote Nutrition Action’s comments over the years, and if you look at them (distinct from the rest of the rant) they don’t make a pretty package. I come down on the side of trying to consume products that are made of food, and not chemical substitutes and fillers — or gobs of mouth-pleasing fat. If, however, you believe the author’s claim that the CSPI was the central figure in the creation of the trans fat industry then they have a lot to answer for and have not done much answering. Read the essay and judge for yourself! ETA: See also CSPI on Wikipedia. A bit slanted too, but to me the news is that there is a possible slant. Perhaps it’s just the name, but I did not know there was controversy over this organization at all.
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