OT...olean, olestra problems

On 07 Jan 2004 22:35:40 GMT, (Boohoo1971) wrote:

Finally I am starting to feel better so I just did a web search for
olean and got only praise for the product...then...I did a search on olestra.

Very interesting that you fund only praise for olean..... I remember
when it first came out in 1997 and there was a warning on the bags of
chips that pregnant women were not to eat foods made with olean as
there was in increased risk of early labor!! (And I was 7 months
pregnant at the time)


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I stay away from Wow chips because I already have gastro-problems, but everyone
in my family eats them, and not one of them ever became sick. I wonder if it's
a matter of some people having a sensitivity which others (there obviously are
others, because the things are still on the market) don't.

Katrina L.

On 1/7/04 8:34 PM, in article ,
"Olwynmary" wrote:

I really want chips, I buy a single
serving bag. Just enough to kill the craving.

Those of us who regularly feed diabetics (or heart patients, or anyone else
who
is eating lowfat) know to buy only Baked Lay's chips. They have 110 calories
and 1.5 fat grams per ounce (that's a single serving bag, although I buy the
big ones and ration them).

DH is very fond of chips, so I serve them occasionally, as part of the meal,
with a salad or a very healthy sandwich.

No affiliation, etc., just one of the strategies I have learned.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

The more I learn about how my body ( and mind) works, the more I learn to
have just what I want in moderation - sometimes extreme moderation. Now, I
am lucky, I don't crave chips and fries. But, I have to ration the Cheesits
when I buy them - those I could eat the whole box. But, I have found the
Kashi cheese crackers - no transfats and they are whole grain and they taste
great.

Cheryl
(besides the Baked Lays taste "off" to me! LOL)

Cheryl Isaak had some very interesting
things to say about OT...olean, olestra problems:

On 1/7/04 7:17 PM, in article ,
"LTuros41" wrote:
and that is why I don't eat Burger King fries for a long number of years.
They are fried in that stuff. Don't know if they still are, but they are still
awful from what I hear. Linda
That explains a lot. DD and I eat there 'cause she loves the chicken
tenders, but neither us do more than taste the fries.

You can get combos with onion rings instead of fries at the same
price, and BK does do good onion rings, IMO. [I agree with your DD
that the chicken tenders are good, too.]

--
Seanette Blaylock
"You attribute perfect rationality to the whole of humanity, which has
to be one of the most misguided assumptions ever." - Alan Krueger in NANAE
[make obvious correction to address to send e-mail]

Well, Boo, now you know you can have a tasty snack to relieve your
constipation!

--
Dannielle from NY
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"Boohoo1971" wrote in message
...
I love potato chips and have been looking at the chips cooked in "olean" a
brand name for olestra. There are half the calories in olean chips than
regular. I got some, they were okay. In about 15 hours I started having
major
gastrointestinal problems. I spend most of the next day and a half, in
the
bathroom. Finally I am starting to feel better so I just did a web search
for
olean and got only praise for the product...then...I did a search on
olestra.
There were a number of things about it and is reported to have caused more
medical problems than any other food since records have been kept. Before
you
try the chips or any product with either olean or olestra, I would suggest
you
run the google search on olestra. My last 36 hours have not been fun.
You are
a nice, helpful bunch and I would hate for any of you to have the problem
I
did. Boo

"Boohoo1971" wrote in message
...
I love potato chips and have been looking at the chips cooked in "olean" a
brand name for olestra. There are half the calories in olean chips than
regular. I got some, they were okay. In about 15 hours I started having
major
gastrointestinal problems. I spend most of the next day and a half, in
the
bathroom. Finally I am starting to feel better so I just did a web search
for
olean and got only praise for the product...then...I did a search on
olestra.
There were a number of things about it and is reported to have caused more
medical problems than any other food since records have been kept. Before
you
try the chips or any product with either olean or olestra, I would suggest
you
run the google search on olestra. My last 36 hours have not been fun.
You are
a nice, helpful bunch and I would hate for any of you to have the problem
I
did. Boo

I thought they had banned that stuff years ago for just those reasons?

and that is why I don't eat Burger King fries for a long number of years.
They
are fried in that stuff. Don't know if they still are, but they are still
awful from what I hear. Linda

Hmmm. I was very careful about the amount of chips I ate at one time when I
first tried the chips using olestra (the warning was on the bag) but I've
never had any problems with Burger King fries - other than gaining weight
after eating too many of them. :-))) I've never met a potato I didn't like.
:-))) I don't notice much of a difference between MacDonalds and Burger
King - other than the fact that MacDonald's employees whine when I ask for
something without onions and Burger King employees smile and say "no
problem". :-)))))) We haven't had the money lately to go to either place,
though I did spend a few dollars of my plasma money in December to buy value
meals when they had their Cat in the Hat ornaments available. They look
great hanging on my crooked tree. :-))
Liz from Humbug

KDLark wrote:
I wonder if it's
a matter of some people having a sensitivity which others (there obviously are
others, because the things are still on the market) don't.

I'm sure that's true. Another ingredient to watch out for (for similar
reasons/reactions) is Sorbitol (the sugar in Velamints, I think). Known
to have a "laxative" effect in some people (including myself, so I stay
far away from Olean! I don't even want to know...)

Sue

Poor Boo! When Olean first came out, I believe it was delayed, and there
was some publicity about the likely problem of it causing "the trots" so to
speak. Poor thing.

We just buy a small bag of the baked chips, and try to make do.

Ellice

On 1/7/04 5:48 PM,"Cheryl Isaak" posted:

On 1/7/04 5:35 PM, in article ,
"Boohoo1971" wrote:

I love potato chips and have been looking at the chips cooked in "olean" a
brand name for olestra. There are half the calories in olean chips than
regular. I got some, they were okay. In about 15 hours I started having
major
gastrointestinal problems. I spend most of the next day and a half, in the
bathroom. Finally I am starting to feel better so I just did a web search for
olean and got only praise for the product...then...I did a search on olestra.
There were a number of things about it and is reported to have caused more
medical problems than any other food since records have been kept. Before
you
try the chips or any product with either olean or olestra, I would suggest
you
run the google search on olestra. My last 36 hours have not been fun. You
are
a nice, helpful bunch and I would hate for any of you to have the problem I
did. Boo

I've heard similar horror stories. If I really want chips, I buy a single
serving bag. Just enough to kill the craving.

Cheryl

On 1/7/04 7:36 PM,"Cheryl Isaak" posted:

On 1/7/04 7:17 PM, in article ,
"LTuros41" wrote:

and that is why I don't eat Burger King fries for a long number of years.
They
are fried in that stuff. Don't know if they still are, but they are still
awful from what I hear. Linda

That explains a lot. DD and I eat there 'cause she loves the chicken
tenders, but neither us do more than taste the fries.

Hey, that's my junk food of choice - we've never had a problem. I never
heard that. But I do remember the big deal when MacD's went from the pure
lard to less in their french fry oil. I hate their burgers, etc - but the
fries still are sinful.

In town, there's a French brasserie - open late - with the best Pommes
Frites! Fun for late dinner post something in town.

ellice