Doorbraak healthcare

[Henk Elegeert]

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Maar Cees, het (vet) was toch al (voornamelijk) water?!
Waarom niet vervangen met Omega olie/vet?

Henk Elegeert


2010/2/21 Cees Binkhorst <ceesbink at xs4all.nl>

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> En dan komt de doorbraak er toch.
> Weliswaar niet bij Obama, maar in de chocolade.
>
> Het is nu kennelijk mogelijk een groot deel van het vet te vervangen door
> water. Een doorbraak, die wereldwijd kan bijdragen aan een verbetering van
> de gezondheid.
>
> Groet / Cees
>
> Chocolate bar that can be eaten during Lent
>
> A "healthy" chocolate bar which can be eaten during Lent has been invented
> by scientists who replaced the fat with water.
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7273281/Chocolate-bar-that-can-be-eaten-during-Lent.html
> By Andrew Hough
> Published: 8:00AM GMT 20 Feb 2010
>
> Experts said the breakthrough could help tackle Britain?s obesity crisis by
> producing a 'new generation of low-fat foods'.
>
> The low-fat chocolate containing almost two thirds water is said to taste
> identical to regular bars and could pave the way for a new generation of
> “healthy” foods.
>
> Researchers are also developing a low-fat mayonnaise and porridge which
> prevents people from feeling hungry by staying in their stomach longer.
>
> Experts said the breakthroughs could help tackle Britain’s obesity crisis
> by producing a “new generation of low-fat foods”.
>
> Recent figures showed that child obesity was rising in England – from 10
> per cent of children in 1995 to 17 per cent in 2008 – while almost one in
> four adults in Britain are now considered obese.
>
> In their research, University of Birmingham scientists discovered they
> could replace a normal chocolate bar’s fat particles with calorie-free
> substances such as water, air or gels.
>
> The team, which are in negotiations to develop their research, created the
> “water-chocolate” by then connecting water particles with cocoa butter
> crystals.
>
> The bar, which contains about 60 per cent water, was found to have the same
> taste, smell and feel in a person’s mouth.
>
> Because the particles are so small, they also discovered the new “healthy”
> bar could even melt at between 89F and 93F (32-34C).
>
> “It is possible that small, stable, air bubbles designed to resemble oil
> droplets in terms of their size and physical properties could be used to
> produce a new generation of low fat foods,” said Dr Philip Cox, who led the
> research.
>
> A similar technique has been known to reduce a food’s salt content by up to
> 80 per cent because water is hidden inside oil droplets.
>
> This means only an outer skin contains any salt.
>
> The researchers said their new “super porridge” can last in a person’s
> stomach for up to six hours because liquid changes into a gel after coming
> into contact with stomach acid.
>
> Prof Ian Norton, who is overseeing the research, said: “It remains there
> for 5-6 hours, so is perfect for between meals.
>
> “We are well advanced with the work and are already talking to
> manufacturers about creating products based on our research.”
>
> Prof Norton told the Evening Standard that the new mayonnaise tasted
> identical to full-fat produce but with just five per cent fat.
>
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