The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new fat substitute, Olestra in 1996
The chemical Olestra was designed as a substitute for fat. However, it has a side effect that makes the consumer of Olestra to have lots of diarrhea and other problems.
Yes they do... Olestra has been know to cause anal leakage!
Olestra is a synthetic sugar. It has a number of side effects. It is usually hidden in the nutritional lables.
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The only real "risks" of consuming Olestra are some of the side effects like intestinal distress and fun stuff like "anal leakage" if too much is consumed. There is also some concern that Olestra can decrease the absorption of fat soluble vitamins in the intestines. Other than that there haven't been any other safety issues associated with consuming Olestra.
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