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Fat
substitutes linked to weight gain: Rats on high-fat diet gained more weight
after eating low-calorie potato chips made with fat substitutes -
Science Daily, 6/20/11 - "Half of the rats in each
group also were fed Pringles potato chips that are high in fat and calories.
The remaining rats in each group were fed high-calorie Pringles chips on
some days and low-calorie Pringles Light chips on other days. The Pringles
Light chips are made with olestra, a synthetic fat substitute that has zero
calories and passes through the body undigested ... For rats on the high-fat
diet, the group that ate both types of potato chips consumed more food,
gained more weight and developed more fatty tissue than the rats that ate
only the high-calorie chips. The fat rats also didn't lose the extra weight
even after the potato chips were removed from their diet. "Based on this
data, a diet that is low in fat and calories might be a better strategy for
weight loss than using fat substitutes," ... Food with a sweet or fatty
taste usually indicates a large number of calories, and the taste triggers
various responses by the body, including salivation, hormonal secretions and
metabolic reactions. Fat substitutes can interfere with that relationship
when the body expects to receive a large burst of calories but is fooled by
a fat substitute ... Swithers and Davidson have reported similar findings in
previous rat studies that showed saccharin and other artificial sweeteners
also can promote weight gain and increased body fat"
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FDA Revises Opinion of Olestra - Health Supplement Retailer, 8/4/03
- Report Chips Away at Olestra Dispute - WebMD,
7/21/00
- Olestra Eaters, Beware - WebMD, 2/14/00
- Hopkins
Bayview Researcher Chips Away At Olestra Controversy
- Doctor's Guide, 1/15/98
- Weight
Control Products Popular; Some With Major Side Effects
- Doctor's Guide, 6/18/97
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