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Examples
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These chips are made with a fat substitute called Olestra.
Fire Up Your Metabolism Lyssie Lakatos 2004
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He ballyhooed Olestra, the fat substitute P&G scientists patented but that failed to catch on with consumers.
P&G Chief Snapped Up Brands, Led GM Overhaul Stephen Miller 2011
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And news broke that the president will appoint a Democrat as defense secretary, meaning a Democrat could be in charge of our nation's defenses for the first time since Olestra potato chips were the biggest threat to the country.
HUFFPOST HILL - Honest-To-God Democrat Might Lead Pentagon Eliot Nelson 2011
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To illustrate potential side effects of the fat substitute Olestra, which include diarrhea, the group gave out toilet paper with "Olestra" printed on it.
Dinner with Michael Jacobson, 'Chief of the Food Police' 2011
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Fat substitutes—Olestra is a fat substitute found in a few brands of chips and crackers.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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Ms. Yager's bite-sized chapters are easy and pleasant to digest as she takes us through America's fat-fighting history, from its now comical-seeming beginnings through the wild pendulum swings of the late 20th century (when carbohydrates and fats alternated as public enemy No. 1) to the promise of the fat-substitute Olestra (with its regrettable intestinal consequences) and today's gastric bypass surgery for the severely obese.
More, Please 2010
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Olestra blocks fat absorption but blocks vitamin absorption as well.
10 Food Additives You Should Try To Avoid - The Consumerist 2008
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Fat substitutes—Olestra is a fat substitute found in a few brands of chips and crackers.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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Olestra, the Procter & Gamble fat substitute, shot to prominence in the late 1990s with the promise of zero-fat-but-full-taste snack foods.
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I hope that Olestra is re-released in lard, goose fat, beef fat, and butter flavors without the anal leakage and cramping.
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