[Everything doTERRA] Re: PB Assist

This is a great & more thorough explanation, Valerie. Thanks for
adding Rob's response to this post.

Deborah

On Jan 30, 9:24 am, Valerie Rutter <valerie_rut...@msn.com> wrote:
> Thanks for both of your responses.  Yes, I did send this to Rob Young
> and he gave me a great explanation!  I am pasting it below.
>
> Follows is a prepared statement regarding the Palm Oil used in PB
> Assist:
>
> Trans-fatty acids are present in very many foods we eat, especially
> processed foods that are fried or use vegetable oils as ingredients.
> Reducing the amount of trans-fatty acids consumed in our diet is an
> important part of the first step on our doTERRA Lifestyle Pyramid,
> eating right. As a general rule, we do not use trans-fatty acids in
> the production of food products at doTERRA.
>
> A very, very small amount of partially hydrogenated palm oil is used
> in PB Assist as a protective middle layer medium in the patented
> triple-layer beadlet delivery system. The outer enteric layer protects
> the delicate probiotic cultures from stomach acids. The middle layer,
> which uses the hydrogenated palm oil, protects the inner layer with
> the probiotic cultures from moisture and air during storage and travel
> to site of GI action. This triple-layer system was developed over
> years and at great expense and using another medium for this middle
> layer is not an option at this time. Palm oil is GRAS-listed
> ingredient approved for use in our food supply.
>
> To your question on the health dangers posed by the palm oil used in
> PB Assist, we can confidently say that it poses no danger to your
> health. The amount of palm oil per beadlet is exponentially small
> compared to the amount of trans-fatty acids consumed in even the most
> healthy of diets. To put the amount of palm oil in PB Assist in
> perspective, a 4 oz. serving of low-fat milk contains about 2% trans-
> fatty acids, or about 2.36 ml or about 2 grams. Each PB Assist beadlet
> is less than 100 mg (estimate), and if it were 100% trans-fatty acids
> it (it is not) then you would still only be consuming 1/20 of the
> amount of trans-fatty acid in a serving of low-fat milk--and it is
> probably much less than that as I estimated high. (Rough estimates
> only, but you get the illustration.)
>
> When considering trans-fatty acids, other fats, sugars, etc. in
> regards to our health it is important to have a concept of scale and
> proportionality in our assessments. Avoiding trans-fatty acids by
> eating less processed foods and increasing the amount of fresh, raw,
> and whole foods in our diets is something we will continue to teach at
> doTERRA. But we also counsel people against extremes that are not
> supported by science or logic. The benefits of healthy intestinal
> flora provided by PB Assist is many times more beneficial to your
> health than the minute amount of trans-fatty acid of the palm oil used
> in the beadlet.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Rob Young
> doTERRA Product Support

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