Word: olestra
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...research group that blew the whistle on the unhealthy fat content of Chinese food and movie popcorn has now reported that olestra, a nonfattening fat substitute, is unsafe for consumption. The group says olestra leaches the body of essential vitamins, such as A, D and K. Proctor & Gamble, olestra's creator, has proposed fortifying it with the vitamins. The Food and Drug Administration will hold hearings in November on whether olestra is safe for use in snack foods...
...OLESTRA Killjoy consumer group says faux fat could be harmful to your health...
...sounded too good to be true, and it probably was. The Center for Science in the Public Interest -- the organization that brought us the evils of Chinese food and movie house popcorn -- claimed Wednesday that the fat substitute olestra is too dangerous to be put into the nation's potato chips. "The basic problem is that there isn't enough evidence that this product is safe," says TIME's Alice Park. "Olestra seems to deplete the body of essential vitamins, and its use raises some questions about other health risks that we need to know the answers to before...
Still waiting for the FDA's approval: Kraft General Foods' Trailblazer for frozen desserts and Procter & Gamble's Olestra for fat-free deep frying...
...product is only the first in a series of substitutes being developed by such companies as Procter & Gamble, Frito-Lay and Best Foods. P&G is seeking approval for a heat-resistant, calorie-free, synthetic compound called olestra that can supposedly replace fat in almost any food...