Olestra

** __**Students**:__
 * Olestra

Heidi Brooks, Jaymes Miller, Lauren Brabazon, Rich Gonzalez, AJ Singh, Jordan Schwartz, Monica Flood, Robbin Phillips

Questions: (Answer below the line - do not answer within the questions!) Don't forget to post all your sources!
 * 1) What is Olestra?
 * 2) When was Olestra invented? Who invented it?
 * 3) When was it first introduced to the general public?
 * 4) What is the chemistry involved in Olestra? (How does it work?)
 * 5) What is Olestra used for?
 * 6) What are some of the problems associated with Olestra?
 * 7) What is Olene?
 * 8) Would you use products that contain Olestra? Why or why not?
 * 9) Would you support taxpayer money going to fund research to develop more products like Olestra? Why or why not?

1. **What is Olestra?** Ans: Olestra is a no-fat cooking oil that replaces fat in preparing foods.Ans. 2: a calorie free fat substitute synthesized from sucrose and vegetable oil for use in snacks such as potato chips, and is capable of passing through the body without being digested. In these picture, these certain chips all contain Olestra the "calorie free fat substitute." It can also be found in other foods such as doughnuts, and other snacks.

2. **Who invented Olestra? When was it invented?** Olestra was invented by 2 Proctor and Gamble researchers named Mattson and Volpenhein in 1968. (Add on) The inventors then tried to use it to increase premature babies' intake of fats.

3. **When was it first introduced to the public?** Olestra was first introduced to the public in 1996.

4. **What is the Chemistry involved in Olestra?** Olestra is made by chemically combining with fatty acids obtained from vegetable oils.

5. **What is Olestra used for?** Olestra is used for replacing fats and oils while making foods.

6. **What are some problems associated with Olestra?** Olestra can rapidly deplete blood levels of many valuable fat - soluble substances, including carotenoids. (Add on) Olestra has many side effects it can cause diarrhea, loose stool and abdominal cramps it also has been cited that there are "Oil leaks" due to the viscosity of this liquid.

7. **What is Olene?** Olene is a named brand of Olestra. When light potato chips came out there were not introduce to the public as Olestra, but Olene which is basically another name for Olestra.

8. **Would you use products that contain Olestra? Why or Why not?** I would not use products that have Olestra because Olestra can cause abnormal cramping. Also Olestra inhibits the absorption of some vitamins and some nutrients.

9. **Would you support taxpayer money going to fund research to develope more products like Olestra? Why or Why not?** No, I would not support taxpayer money if it was going to research to make more products like Olestra because I think Olestra can be harmful to the body.

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