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PARAS, Mark Heinrich B. - Exercise 3 - Lecture Biochemistry CHEM 40 BSN 1E
PARAS, Mark Heinrich B. - Exercise 3 - Lecture Biochemistry CHEM 40 BSN 1E
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2. WHAT ARE ‘FAKE FATS’ AND HOW DO THEY AFFECT THE HUMAN BODY? DISCUSS
BRIEFLY BUT CONCISELY. SHOW STRUCTURES AND REACTIONS IF APPLICABLE.
LIMIT TO 2 PARAGRAPHS ONLY. (15 PTS.)
Fake Fat is a unique chemical which reportedly adds no fat or calories to food or also
known as Olestra which has marketed with trade name “Olean”. Various food snacks such as
potato chips, crackers, and tortilla chips include Olestra Vegetable oil and sugar were combined
to create it, which retains the flavor and texture of a fatty product while not being digested or
absorbed by the body. Hence, consumers eating products containing olestra could eat the
delicious fatty foods their bodies craved while consuming fewer calories. In either case,
consuming items containing olestra causes significant anal leaks, severe gas, vomiting, and week-
long diarrhea in addition to impeding the body's ability to absorb certain fat-soluble vitamins and
nutrients. Three thousand persons who consumed either ordinary or Olestra chips for six weeks
had minimal difference in their digestive experiences, according to a study done by some
institutes.
Dietary snacks typically contain some form of synthetic fat or sugar because it is believed
that doing so will aid in weight loss, which it doesn't appear to do. Olestra may cause gain weight
for the reason of the way the substance interferes with food digestion or metabolization. Two
groups of rats were used in an experiment by Purdue University researchers. One group received
regular, high-fat potato chips along with their rat diet, and the other half of each group alternately
received conventional chips and olestra-based, low-calorie lite chips. Rats given Olestra potato
chips for a while ended up gaining weight when they started eating ordinary fats again. There are
still some items sold in the United States of America that include Olestra, which causes
symptoms in humans such cramps, diarrhea, oily discharge, and fecal incontinence. However, an
ester synthesis procedure is used to link six to eight fatty acids to the hydroxyl or alcohol groups
on sucrose, resulting in Olestra.
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