why didn't Olestra gain wide acceptance?

[FoBoT]

you heard it here first folks

posted by Skoorb
...no leakage for me...

 

[TitanDiddly]

Anal leakage.

 

[Wag]

Artificial death.

 

[TitanDiddly]

http://www.zug.com/pranks/olestra/

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: MDE
Two words: Loose stools

When people eat junk food, they eat a LOT of it so the effects were multiplied past what lab testing with real portions showed.

it didnt have to be a lot, if i ate 1 olestra chip i was sh!tting my brains out in 10 min

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Because fat americans simply don't care enough. I personally really like the WOW chips. no leakage for me, though admittedly my feces in the toilet puts down an oil slick the next morning. I'd have to question as to how safe that stuff really is.

I'd say part of the reason though is that if you're eating chips you're not on a diet, and if you're on a diet you're probably not eating chips, even if they're "somewhat" lower in calories.

I thought they tasted pretty good, and I didn't even find out about leakage until a few weeks ago. Though I never ate them on a regular basis. They're still around? Hmm...

 

[RandomCoil]

Originally posted by: Anubis
it didnt have to be a lot, if i ate 1 olestra chip i was sh!tting my brains out in 10 min

That's really... unusual. Anyway, anal leakage wasn't the "real" problem with Olestra. Most people wouldn't eat enough to see any effect (Anubis excepted). The bigger issue was that it was really good at extracting fat-soluble vitamins from the body. Bye-bye (supposed) cancer-fighting carotenoids.

It's really kind of too bad it didn't work out. It was originally envisaged as a replacement for Crisco and other oils/fats used for frying. Mmmm... fat-free fried chicken!

 

[cliftonite]

never heard of it

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: eakers
you know, by giving overweight people side effects like "anal leakage" one might be able to give them such a bad experience they would never eat fatty foods again.

You make a very good point. It's essentially making stupidity painful, as it should be.

ZV

 

[FoBoT]

i love you guys :heart:

 

[darkswordsman17]

Originally posted by: TheShiz
maybe.. just maybe, people are starting to realize that low fat foods are moronic. how about instead you just eat less? why can't people understand this concept? when you buy low fat/calorie/carb foods, you just end up eating more of them, which in the end just ends up costing more and making the rich richer and stupid poorer.

Um, you do know its possible to eat less and healthier right?

Just because you eat one twinkie instead of two doesn't mean your eating any healthier.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: eakers
you know, by giving overweight people side effects like "anal leakage" one might be able to give them such a bad experience they would never eat fatty foods again.

yeah right, the fatter people get the LESS they care about personal hygiene.

Why do you suppose super-fat people stink so much? It ain't because they wash every fold and use enough deodorant...

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

Originally posted by: Lola
i havent, but i know that the 'anal leakage' really does happen. *gross*

I have, and I know first hand that it does.

 

[McCarthy]

Dr Dean Edell used to say "oily spotting" instead of this anal leakage. Same thing, but seemed even more insidious somehow. Crank down the pan gasket right tight and the car still has "oily spotting", what hope is there for any mammal?

Didn't Atkins get popular about the same time too? Suddenly fat didn't matter.