N.Y. City did it recently. But now the state of Massachusettes wants to make it law in the whole state. I was wondering what other peoples take is on the subject. Thanks!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061220/us_nm/transfat_massachusetts_dc
2006-12-20 09:07:31 · 8 answers · asked by lag_time2 5 in Dining Out ➔ United States ➔ Other - US Dining Out
Yes. I'm delighted to hear that other states may do the same thing.
I think the ban hasn't gone anyway near far enough.
Did you know transfat it one of the only fats that is solid at room temperature?
Not the only one. But for trans we are talking very solid! And that is one indicator of what it looks like in you're veins.
Transfat has a consistentcy very close to plastic at room temp! In some respects it should never have been considered edible at all.
Also, on the news from N.Y., they said the E.R. people actually had something to do with that! Cause they were just plain tired and fed up with all the young people that are coming in as cardiac cases.
Have you ever, just out of curiousity, checked the obituary columns?
I can't believe how young some of them are! Really scary.
2006-12-20 09:21:48 · answer #1 · answered by smoothsoullady 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To me the answer is obvious. Of course they should ban it! Why should we have body-damaging fat-making fats in our food? It isn't necessary to make our meals so why have it?
Partially hydrogenated vegetable oils have been an increasingly significant part of the human diet for about 100 years (particularly so in the latter half of the 20th century), and some deleterious effects of trans fat consumption are scientifically accepted, forming the basis of the health guidelines discussed above.
The exact biochemical methods by which trans fats produce specific health problems are a topic of continuing research. For example, the mechanisms through which trans fats contribute to coronary heart disease are fairly well understood, while the mechanism for trans fat's effect on diabetes is under investigation.
2006-12-21 02:39:48 · answer #2 · answered by jf8bnns4 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Can't get rid of that fat?
I think Trans fats should be banned in order to protect those that can not protect themselves. It is also the responsibility of individuals to know what they are eating. We live in a great country with many free choices to make. But to create something that you know will eventually kill someone if they consume too much of it. Well why even make it available in the first place?
Anyways, stop the fatness before it stops us!
2006-12-20 19:40:20 · answer #3 · answered by Tired of being Mr. Nice 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many years ago "deadly" (snicker) Trans Fats came along, in part, because people thought they were healthier than saturated fats.
One reason government should stay out of the kitchen is because governments are good at politics but horrible at science.
So, leave the poor restaurants alone.
2006-12-21 01:22:28 · answer #4 · answered by Bryan J 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know about you but perhaps the government should worry less about what I put in my body and more about what they can put back into my pocket via tax cuts that's a better use of time for our officials than wringing their hands over what I eat or don't eat they should mind their own business and stay out of our lives as much as possible.
2006-12-20 17:18:32 · answer #5 · answered by crawler 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, eating this fat is not dangerous in the short-run but is very bad in the long run leading to clogged arteries causing heart attacks and stroke.
2006-12-20 17:16:34 · answer #6 · answered by Trapped in a Box 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If thats what it takes then yes because obviously people cant control themselves and then go ahead and blame the restaurant...
2006-12-20 17:15:13 · answer #7 · answered by eonetiller 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If america is good at one thing it is protecting us from ourselves.
2006-12-20 19:15:07 · answer #8 · answered by alwaysmoose 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋