Hydrogenated Oil Lurking in Your Halloween Treats?

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Hydrogenated Oil Lurking in Your Halloween Treats?

October 19, 2009

Halloween is all about light-hearted spookiness, but I'll tell you, I saw something shockingly scary at the grocery store — the labels on Halloween candy. Corn syrup, food coloring, and the worst, hydrogenated oil. Companies still use this type of trans fat even though we know it's been linked to heart problems, miscarriages, obesity, and belly fat. Let's see if you know which candy to avoid this year.

11 Comments

2 years 4 days

i think people misunderstand this article. yeah candy is bad for you but you don't have to eat candy that contain hydrogenated oil in them. hydrogenated oil doesn't make candies taste any better, it's just cheaper to use. it's better to just buy high quality chocolate

notinthemood 3 years 28 weeks

I am always shocked at how easily these chemicals are accepted as foodstuffs by our society. I'm guilty of the same, obviously, but I'm working on cutting out as much as I can.

Kellie1982 3 years 29 weeks

Man...don't we have a bunch of grouchy fitsugar readers? If you don't want to read the post....then surely you wouldn't take the time to comment on how much you don't care about it. All I can say is wow.

chillchic 3 years 30 weeks

Reese's doesn't have hydrogenated oil but they have Artificual flavors and presevatives. Not to mention GMOS. Not that it'll stop me from eating them. They're my favorite.

darc5204 3 years 30 weeks

Candy is bad for you? I had no idea. I guess I won't eat the whole bag now.

runningesq 3 years 30 weeks

not shocking... and don't care.

genipher85 3 years 30 weeks

I'm just glad that M&M's don't have it. Those are my fav!!

Vanonymous 3 years 30 weeks

5/10 - not so good. peanut butter cups are my favorite, but i'm sure i'll stick have 1 or 2 fun size snickers. yummmmm

mamasitamalita 3 years 30 weeks

TOTALLY agree LaurenG22. it's CANDY, its not health food. I am going to eat some damn candy at Halloween, and I'm going to enjoy feeling all the crap seep through my veins. and then I'm going back to eating a healthy balanced diet and I will not feel at all guilty. I really hate these types of 'articles'.