When we went to the States earlier this year, we found Olestra crisps.... they have no cholesterol and only half the calories of "normal" crisps, but taste just as delish !
Does anyone know how Olestra works ?
And why can't we get this product over here - or can we and I just haven't found it ?

You really don't want to touch these:

http://www.olestralawsuit.com/dangersofolestra.shtml
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/ans/psycho...20of%20Olestra This is a long site with a lot of pages and worth reading.

And no you can't get Olestra in the UK for good reasons:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/148687.stm

I remember see a news report on this years ago. The crisps that double as a laxative

Reading those links Carnivegan put me off eating my Rich Tea biscuit.
Leakage!
Good grief.

Well I ate 100 gr all in one go...... and no leakage to report... !

But was this an isolated eating incident or would there be leakages if you constantly ate them? Think would prefer risk of fat than the risk of leakages!