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Michelle
Owner, FATFREE mailing list
You wrote:
> Hi--
> I have been trying to find out how healthy such products like Promise Ultra
> Fat Free are. The ingredients state it is composed of mono- and
> diglycerides. I looked that up on the web and got the idea it is related to
> Olestra. I also got the idea that such non-fat "fats" have giant molecules
> and therefore are not absorbed by the intestine. But have read no research
> report that talks about the health aspects of such substances. Can they
> block the absorbtion of other good fats, like Omega 3? Can they create an
> imbalance? Are mono- and diglyerides just a way of getting around the FDA
> regulations for listing what is fat? Any articles, URLs, opinions would be
> appreciated.
>
> Jim Horsley
> Moorhead, MN
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