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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...
...BATTLE OVER OLESTRA IS FINISHED. After decades of study and deliberation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has made its long-awaited decision on the controversial fake fat, which was featured three weeks ago on the cover of TIME. The federal agency announced last week that it was approving the use of olestra--with conditions...
Nevertheless, the agency is requiring foods made with the synthetic compound to carry a label warning that olestra "may cause abdominal cramping and loose stools" and that it "inhibits the absorption of some vitamins and other nutrients." "There are real effects in some people," says Kessler, though he notes that the agency considers them "annoying" rather than "medically significant...
PERHAPS SOME OBSESSIVE PEOPLE WILL simply eat more potato chips if they are fat-free and will still gain weight. But most people will surely substitute the new olestra chips for the old high-fat kind. In any case, let consumers, not the utopian food police at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, make the decision. Over time olestra will contribute to saving many lives that otherwise might be lost due to heart disease and excess weight. BRUCE CHAPMAN, President Discovery Institute Seattle...
...OLESTRA! A FEW DRAWBACKS--ANAL LEAKage, flatulence? Hey, I like potato chips as much as anyone, but not if I have to wear diapers! Pass the Tostitos! ROGER C. BURTON Houston...