| I often think about the quality of gasoline that we | | | | produced by heating liquid vegetable oils. This |
| put in our automobiles. We always make sure the | | | | method of partial hydrogenation changes the |
| exact gasoline matches properly with our vehicle. | | | | unsaturated to saturated ones. Did you consume |
| After all, what would happen if you put leaded gas | | | | any trans fats today? They are on your food |
| in an unleaded vehicle? Well, your vehicle would | | | | label under "nutrition Facts." Maybe you just drove |
| have some clog problems. You probably did not | | | | through a fast-food drive-thru and filled up with a |
| even have to ask your local gas station attendant | | | | fuel you have no idea what it contains. It tasted |
| for the answer. If you do not keep, your vehicle | | | | good while you ate in your vehicle. You may get |
| well maintained it could fall apart. Recently, I | | | | a little heartburn later, but there is a pill for that |
| noticed an SUV coated with so much dirt I really | | | | too! In addition, you have been filling up on this |
| do not know how the driver could even see out | | | | kind of "food fuel" for years. You argue that it is |
| the windows. I wonder when the last time this | | | | not only fast but it saves you so much time. I |
| vehicle had a good shower! The outside of this | | | | know you think your 'low energy' is from getting |
| vehicle looked so neglected; I pondered the | | | | older. After all, everyone tells you that. Besides, |
| thought that the engine could possibly have some | | | | you state that you do get a lot of variety of |
| challenges as well. Have you ever seen those | | | | foods since you go to more than one fast-food |
| vehicles that are barely running? I am just praying | | | | drive thru. Could there be trans fats in this "food |
| they make it across the busy intersection. This | | | | fuel?" Have you had a talk with your arteries? |
| holiday weekend I noticed there were a few | | | | They cannot speak since sticky, gooey fat has |
| vehicles that did not have enough fuel to make it | | | | clogged them. Would you be able to speak if hard |
| to the next freeway exit. In other words, these | | | | fat was choking you? I think it is time people |
| vehicles were on empty. No fuel means you | | | | wake up and realize filling up on the wrong "food |
| might as well forget about your travel plans. Was | | | | fuel" is going to cause an explosion of their |
| the driver just not paying any attention to the | | | | arteries. This explosion is either a heart attack or |
| fuel gauge or was it broken? There is a red line | | | | stroke. You cannot just return your body back to |
| on the gauge which is a "warning" to the driver | | | | the manufacturer and request a new one. Take |
| they are almost on empty. Well, at least you can | | | | care of the one you have by filling up on healthy |
| replace your vehicle if it falls apart or the engine | | | | "food fuel!" |
| explodes. Lately in the news there has been a lot | | | | Julie Wanner Rossetti is the author of Diabetes |
| of talk about "fighting obesity" because of all of | | | | Can Be Sweet ... |
| the trans-fatty acids. A trans-fatty acid is solid fat | | | | |