Hydrogenated oils/ trans fats - the Alfie Elmlea Challenge

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nondietweightloss | February 10, 2010

The Alfie Elmlea Challenge! Assisted by Roz Watkins of The Enlighten Program...

nondietweightloss | February 10, 2010

The Alfie Elmlea Challenge! Assisted by Roz Watkins of The Enlighten Programme, Alfie the cat checks out Elmlea double cream substitute. This has "33% less fat" and fewer calories than cream, but is it really healthier than cream? It contains hydrogenated vegetable oils (which turn into the deadly trans fats). Will Alfie notice the difference between Elmlea and real cream? Will she eat Elmlea? Or will she know it contains harmful ingredients like hydrogenated oils and trans fats and give it a wide berth?

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  • To be honest, that's pretty scary. A great experiment!

  • Thanks! We thought it was scary too...Unilever have removed hydrogenated oils from their margarines in response to the evidence, so why are they still in Elmlea?! We need to check out what a few more cats think about it now!

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  • if ur cat doesnt eat it then u shouldnt eat it

  • Good to see cats know what is natural. I can't believe that they are putting hydrogenated oil in cream - why?? Cream is a natural product - why mess with nature. If it isn't broken why try to fix it. Good one Alfie and come on Elmlea cut out the unnecessary additives.

  • So much for the rural idyll conjured up by elms and leas. Reminds me of similar phrases they used to apply to cancerous cigarettes. You have done a public service. Thanks and congratulations on a brilliant piece of research. So simple anyone can try it.

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  • Great experiment - though i did get a bit confused over which bowl was which! Unilever actually told me that their Elmlea has very low levels of trans fats, and it may be true ... but it's still pretty horrible. Give me cream any day!

  • My cat wouldn't touch it either!

  • Interesting experiment. The so called healthy products sneaking the HVO in. Good old Alf knows what's best for her though. I've got two more volunteers standing by to corroborate if needed.

  • Brilliant test Roz & Louise, well done. Alfie is a star!

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