Monday, March 21, 2005
And they are not doing anything about it... 'cos it seems that we don't care!

It seems that the baking industry is not too concerned about putting trans fats into their products. They are definitely more concerned about maintaining the lower cost that partially hydrogenised oils can provide. In a baking industry website, it is recommended that the members of the baking industry adopt a wait and see approach to switching away from trans fats! "In spite of the media attention given to the "dangers" of trans fat in the diet, consumers do not seem to be greatly concerned. For now a wait-and-see attitude is justified. If consumers express a desire for no-trans products, and if the level of partially hydrogenated vegetable oil in your product is high enough to affect the nutritional label, then a switch to no-trans shortenings might be necessary." Click here for the whole article. I say we, as consumers, do something about it. Show them that we care. Be selective about what we eat. If you need to eat chips, get the following brands: Lays', Ruffles', Pringle's and Doritos. (They have 0 trans fats.) Stay away from MacDonald's they have no intention of swithing. Burger King is supposed to change to trans fat free oils by April. Monitor closely on this.

# Crapped by Toadjuice on 3/21/2005 11:26:00 am 2 Comment(s)

We are being slowly poisoned by food companies.

Our governments are still not doing anything significant to warn us of the DANGERS. What is this poison? Trans fats - Causes heart disease, and our body do not have the natural enzyme to get rid of it. It stays on in our body. Where can you find them? MacDonald's, KFC, Oreo, Twisties, Potato Chips, Planta etc... EVERYWHERE!!! Why do food manufacturers use TRANS FATS? Trans fats are more solid; provide longer shelf-life in baked products; provide longer fry-life for cooking oils, and provide a certain kind of texture or "mouthfeel." Why is TRANS FATS bad? In general, there ar four group of fats, 1) monounsaturated fat, (Good fat... can eat.) 2) polyunsaturated fat, (Good fat also...) 3) Saturated fat, (Bad fat... cause heart disease, but your body and slowly process it and get rid of it after sometime.) 4) trans fat, (Super BAD fat... causes heart diseases and your body does not have the enzyme to process it! So it stays in your body for as long as you live and you can't do anything about it.) If you want more info: Http://www.bantransfats.com/abouttransfat.html Don't trust the Americans? Here's an article from the Singapore Health Promotion Board website. The Science Part... (extracted from www.howstuffworks.com)How Cells Work for details on enzymes). Therefore, the enzymes get tied up trying to work on the trans fatty acids, and this can lead to problems with the processing of essential fatty acids.

# Crapped by Toadjuice on 3/21/2005 10:32:00 am 1 Comment(s)

Wednesday, March 09, 2005
Possible gambling induced suicide cum murder case... impact on casino plans?

So, there was this chap, or rather, his carcass. It was discovered at the bottom of his flat on 7 March 2005. Bodies of his family, wife, a daughter and a son were discovered in his flat later on the same day. Local police decided to classify the case as nothing more than ‘death by unnatural causes’. Okay, it really seems like murder cum suicide… but then again, local authorities always try to play safe with their judgment, preferring to let their bosses comment on the issue. Inquisitive journalists from our only paper decided to snoop further and guess what? This guy had a gambling problem previously and it was very probable that this tragedy was gambling debt induced. Oh, wait. Wasn’t there a debate on whether we should allow the operation of a casino? Well, of course our reporters would not let this link just fade away would they? Well, they didn’t. In an excerpt from The Straits Times dated 9 March 2005, it was reported. “Tampines GRC MP Ong Kian Min said the deaths came as 'a shock'. When asked what the case meant for the casino debate, Mr Ong said: 'Personally, I'm not convinced about the merits of a casino. If the Government should decide to go ahead, more should be done about the consequences. 'More should be done to curb excessive gambling.' Well, from my perspective, if a person has a gambling problem, then it really doesn’t matter where the Casino is located. Be it in Singapore, or in some neighboring countries… it doesn’t really matter. This is clearly highlighted in this recent tragedy. I think we, as thinking Singaporeans, should start taking responsibilities for how we live our lives and stop looking to the government for direction and protection. Once we learn how to be responsible to ourselves, then it doesn’t really matter what we have here, because each and everyone of us is in control.

# Crapped by Toadjuice on 3/09/2005 11:25:00 am 0 Comment(s)