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By: Your Running News Roundup » Complete Running Network

Your Running News Roundup » Complete Running Network — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:58:35 +0000

[...] About a month ago I passed along a story about how Dunkin’ Donuts was trying to create a donut that was free of trans fats. The company eventually succeeded, but the new donut has the same amount of total fat as the old one—the trans fats have been replaced by saturated fats. As you might suspect, Dunkin’ Donuts is not alone in this. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) reports that other companies are doing the same thing. Kellogg swapped the trans fats in its Eggo waffle for palm oil, which is high in saturated fats. Kraft did the same thing with Oreo cookies. As the Journal notes, “The biggest danger of the trans-fat swap-out could be that consumers will eat more junk food because they think it’s healthier.” [...]

By: RunFlux

RunFlux — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:58:57 +0000

It comes down to the psychology of the marketing.. If a sugar-laden drink is marketed as sporty, that suggests healthy, and a non-sporty kid trying to do the ‘right thing’ will choose it over Coke because it seems a healthier option. Either that or it allows individuals to rationalize their choice and salve their conscience: ‘I know this is packed full of sugar, but hey, it says sport on the side – so it’s not my fault’.

By: Jon (was) in Michigan

Jon (was) in Michigan — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:51:04 +0000

Once again Dunkin Donuts has missed the mark. Not that they could do otherwise since they sell complete poison anyway. But replacing the trans fat with saturated fat just exchanges one evil for another. In all the fury about trans fats, we seem to have decided that saturated fat is now healthy for you simply from the virtue of not being trans fat. The truth is that eating donuts made from saturated fat is still bad for your body and your health, and no amount of goodwill advertising about the evils of trans fat will change that simple fact.

By: 21stCenturyMom

21stCenturyMom — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:08:34 +0000

What great information -I love your weekly roundup.

I’m disturbed at the direction nutritional guidelines are going in. If kids ate well for the standard 3 meals a day and had ample opportunity to run around outdoors they would need a bag of chips or a Gatorade as a snack. The problem isn’t the snacks – it’s the garbage kids are fed for meals and a country where it isn’t safe for them to play outside. Too much fat, too much food, too little exercise. A mid afternoon bottle of Gatorade is not the problem.