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Olestra, the fake fat that took Procter & Gamble 25 years and $200 million to develop, finally won FDA approval. Critics still contend that the zero-calorie, zero-cholesterol fat impostor, which passes through the body without being digested, causes unwanted side effects--among them diarrhea, cramps and, in rare cases, anal leakage. It can also rob the body of nutrients. Olestra products will carry a warning label...
...medical writer Christine Gorman. "But as with all promises that you can get something for nothing, it is too good to be true. Moderation is the key. If people eat products made with olestra along with a sensible diet, then they should be fine. Besides, the side effects of diarrhea and other gastrointestinal problems kind of give olestra a built in safety valve against overeating its products." Olestra, which is produced by Procter & Gamble, was approved to be used in snack foods, provided that a warning of possible side effects is on the label...
...According to those laws, olestra can be approved if it carries a "reasonable certainty of no harm" when used as intended. If olestra really makes people sick, as Jacobson and others assert, the agency might well reject it. But after much fretting over the precise definition of harm (and diarrhea as well), a majority of advisory-committee members decided that while the gastrointestinal and nutrient-blocking effects may be inconvenient and even unpleasant, they're almost certainly not harmful...
...highly publicized concert that despite featuring mimes was supposed to give a much needed shot in the arm to his career, it was MICHAEL JACKSON himself who was getting medical help. The singer collapsed while rehearsing and was rushed to the hospital, where his doctors diagnosed a viral infection; diarrhea had led to severe dehydration, which in turn caused an irregular heartbeat and dangerously low blood pressure. Wife Lisa Marie, sister Janet and mother Katherine rushed to the star's bedside, but it wouldn't be the Jackson family without sniping from LaToya, who first intimated that her brother might...
...years to develop, is probably safe for consumption in goodies like snacks. Olestra has the cooking capabilities and taste of the real thing, but because its molecules are so large, it passes through the body without being digested. Critics say it depletes the body of nutrients and causes diarrhea...