If the word "olestra," or its brand name "Olean," means anything to you, chances are, you came of age before the 1990s. If ...

Discovered by scientists at Procter & Gamble in the 1960s, Olestra was a fat substitute that wasn't absorbed in the body. Tested in cakes, doughnuts and ice cream, it reduced calorie count by up ...

Here is the most popular brand of potato chips in every state in the United States (plus Washington D.C.) based on Google ...

That said, the more you avoid artificial sweeteners in general during pregnancy, the better. Olestra (Olean) – A fat substitute created by mixing sugar and vegetable oil and which passes through the ...

Instead, it binds to fat cells in the gastrointestinal tract and prevents them from being absorbed, just like the ingredient Olestra used in some low-fat foods. The usual dose can reduce the ...

Similar concerns prompted a backlash years ago against the fat substitute Olestra, used in some of PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay chips.