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Old 03-20-2008, 07:54 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I'm guessing that "atherogenic" (it's not a term I'm familiar with) means that they believe that PB promotes atherosclerosis?
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I'm guessing that they must have been studying mainstream PB, which contains a significant amount hydrogenated fats. I have not seen, heard, or read anything indicating that organic/natural PB is unhealthy.
Unfortunately natural/organic PB is probably worse since it contains more peanut oil than the non natural ones. The peanut oil is the problem here, not hydrogenated fats. Sucks, I know.
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