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Try explaining to an average person how they can identify which food products at the supermarket have noble-gas-fat-products in them and which don't.

lolinder 4y ago
"Check the nutrition facts label. If it has any trans fat, put it back."
- kube-system 4y ago
  Trans fats are now banned in the US so there's not much of a need to look.
  - rootw0rm 4y ago
    just went shopping yesterday (Southern California) and much of the peanut butter still has trans fats.
    - zerocrates 4y ago
      There's many brands which have fully-hydrogenated oil, but I'm not aware of any still using partially-hydrogenated (what people typically mean when they're talking about trans fats), and I don't believe they're allowed to now.
feet 4y ago
That's easy. The packages are labeled with nutrient information, don't eat any that contain any amount of trans fats. Also as a side note, hydrogen isn't a noble gas
- Bud 4y ago
  I know. I edited my comment to correct that. Apologies for the error, hydrogen fans!
  - Smoosh 4y ago
    I'm a big fan of hydrogen, particularly the collaborative work with oxygen. You could say that it's central to my life.
- newswasboring 4y ago
  I think this would mean eating nothing but home cooked meals or a 3x in grocery bill. I'm not even sure of the latter strategy
  - feet 4y ago
    Really? Most food products I see, even processed ones, don't have trans fats. What foods do you buy that do?
  - kortilla 4y ago
    Trans fats are banned in the US: https://www.fda.gov/food/food-additives-petitions/trans-fat https://www.fda.gov/food/food-additives-petitions/trans-fat
    - newswasboring 4y ago
      I don't live in US. HN is a international community, please be mindful of that.
      - Godel_unicode 4y ago
        No.
andsoitis 4y ago
> which food products If it comes in a tin or a box, it is probably not good for you. Not all cases, but it is a good rule of thumb.
- SamPatt 4y ago
  Sardines are a tasty exception

lolinder 4y ago

"Check the nutrition facts label. If it has any trans fat, put it back."

kube-system 4y ago
Trans fats are now banned in the US so there's not much of a need to look.
- rootw0rm 4y ago
  just went shopping yesterday (Southern California) and much of the peanut butter still has trans fats.
  - zerocrates 4y ago
    There's many brands which have fully-hydrogenated oil, but I'm not aware of any still using partially-hydrogenated (what people typically mean when they're talking about trans fats), and I don't believe they're allowed to now.

feet 4y ago

That's easy. The packages are labeled with nutrient information, don't eat any that contain any amount of trans fats. Also as a side note, hydrogen isn't a noble gas

Bud 4y ago
I know. I edited my comment to correct that. Apologies for the error, hydrogen fans!
- Smoosh 4y ago
  I'm a big fan of hydrogen, particularly the collaborative work with oxygen. You could say that it's central to my life.
newswasboring 4y ago
I think this would mean eating nothing but home cooked meals or a 3x in grocery bill. I'm not even sure of the latter strategy
- feet 4y ago
  Really? Most food products I see, even processed ones, don't have trans fats. What foods do you buy that do?
- kortilla 4y ago
  Trans fats are banned in the US: https://www.fda.gov/food/food-additives-petitions/trans-fat https://www.fda.gov/food/food-additives-petitions/trans-fat
  - newswasboring 4y ago
    I don't live in US. HN is a international community, please be mindful of that.
    - Godel_unicode 4y ago
      No.

andsoitis 4y ago

> which food products If it comes in a tin or a box, it is probably not good for you. Not all cases, but it is a good rule of thumb.

SamPatt 4y ago
Sardines are a tasty exception