What is this colored fiber in my chicken?

Re:What is this colored fiber in my chicken? by omginternets on Monday April 10, 2017 @12:24PM (#14079868)

Yes, and changing fat molecules into trans-fat molecules isn't all that different than any other chemical reaction.

The devil is in the details, and nutrition touches upon highly complex systems. The point being, we've already seen how seemingly simple, innocuous changes to nutritional substances can have nasty consequences. To think this time is different is pure hubris.

I get your point, but you seem to be missing mine.

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Re:What is this colored fiber in my chicken? by Baeocystin on Monday April 10, 2017 @02:06PM (#14081047)

I think you're overstating the risk of cell culture. Trans fats, to take your example, are a side chain reaction from the hydrogenation of vegetable oils, and results in fats that were never a significant part of our diet.

Cell culture is growing more of what we've already evolved to eat.

Do I want all food tested for safety? Of course. If they were creating a brand new cell line from scratch instead of using cells we already know we can eat, I would share your concern to a much greater degree.

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Re:What is this colored fiber in my chicken? by omginternets on Monday April 10, 2017 @02:46PM (#14081369)

>I think you're overstating the risk of cell culture. Trans fats, to take your example, are a side chain reaction from the hydrogenation of vegetable oils, and results in fats that were never a significant part of our diet.

And I think you're understating the risk of side-effects, i.e.: understating the immense complexity of biological systems.

Yours is little more than a claim of faith.

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