Yes, I loooooove having gastro-intestinal problems. Thank you so very fucking much you rat bastards from hell! I swear to god I don’t even have to finish eating whatever the fuck product has been tainted with the shit before the activity in my stomach begins.
So, you’re probably saying, “Well, Smeel, get a clue and stop eating products that have the shit in them.” right?
That works fine and mother fucking dandy when I’m buying a bag of chips that list it on the bag that they are made with olestra oil.
But what about when I go to eat at a restaurant??? If I ask the zit-faced freak at a fast food joint if the oil they use to make the fries has olestra in it, he’ll just look at me like I’m from fucking outer-space. And at a sit down restaurant, it will make the wait staff go fetch the manager who may or may not know the answer to my question.
All of which is a major pain in MY ass. Although in retrosepct, either way I’m dealing with a pain in the ass, aren’t I?
Ok FDA, if you insist on approving this shit for human consumption, please oh fucking please, could you also require restaurants to divulge this wonderful information on their menus or at least have it posted in an easily visible place???!!
Maybe if I come shit on your $1000 cherry oak desk, you’ll understand my point better… whadaya think???
I purposely left it out due to my research prior to posting, in which I found a website for Olean brand olestra that states that the “anal leakage” is not really caused by Olean.
Do restaurants really use Olestra for frying? I would think they would go with the least expensive product, which I doubt would be a proprietary, licensed item.
To answer Delta’s question, I don’t have a particular problem with Olestra. I can eat those wow chips without any nasty effects. Maybe I’m just lucky. Granted, I tend to keep a sharper eye out for overindulgence, but my threshold is pretty high for that anyway
-Rav
Personally, I have never known a restaurant or even a fast food restaurant to use Olestra. I would assume that if they did, they would need to label it in the ingrediants listing – I assume on their menu.
If you get Olestra in a restaurant or fast food joint, I would assume they are not following requirements and a call to your state or local health agency is in order. I may hate government involvement but with something that could potentially make one sick, severely embarass the hell out of them in a work or social situation (aka the leakage) I think Olestra should be on the menu as part of the ingredients along with the potential problems.
If you pick up a bag of Olestra filled chips, then thats your problem. They have been talking about the problems of Olestra for so long it’s a wonder that anyone actually eats the shit.
AFAIK, Olestra is not approved for use as an oil substitute for cooking. Which, unless I am wrong, would mean that it’s not possible to get this unknowingly from restaurants. Which could mean that you do have a problem with fats and oils in things like french fries, which is fairly common. Of course cruciferous vegetables, which are good for you, can have similar side effects.
Hi, nice to meet you. I have never had any ill effects from Olestra, and I’ve eaten Wow chips quite a bit. Hell, even when “accidentally” went through an entire bag of Wow Tostitos, I had no problems.
I love WOW chips and have never suffered any side effects.
Since Olestra is more expensive than regular cooking oils, why would a restaurant use the stuff, unless they were going to say they are using it? Are they perhaps trying to secretly cut down on the public’s intake of fat? I doubt it.
me!
For whatever reason, Olestra likes me. Or at least it doesn’t hate my gastrointestinal system.
And Olestra chips taste enough like real chips. (Baked chips do not taste good, and have more calories).
Warn people, of course, but lets not get rid of it… wonderful wonderful stuff.
I’ve had one experience with Olestra, which led to fairly bad symptoms. Even if it doesn’t cause you gastrointestinal distress, there’s evidence that it reduces your intestines’ ability to absord some essential nutrients. (I know that’s a bit vague, but I can find the source if need be.) All in all, it amazes me this stuff was approved as quickly as it was. My radical solution is to just try to eat a health diet without a lot of fried foods.
You’re thinking of Xenical, which is supposed to block 1/3 of the fat you eat.
I read an article about Olestra in Discover magazine, and it said that there was no conclusive link between Olestra and screaming shits.
