New York City Bans Trans Fat
The New York City Board of Health voted to phase out the use of artificial trans fats in New York City restaurants this week. The ban on artificial trans fats means that restaurants and bakeries will have to switch from oils and fats containing trans fats to other forms. The artery clogging trans fats are commonly found in foods like baked goods, deep fried foods and salad dressings. The ban only includes restaurants and bakeries, and it doesn't affect grocery store sales of pre-packaged foods. Read more about the trans fat ban. The city of Chicago is considering a similar ban on artificial trans fats.Why is this an important step in public health? Eating artificially created trans fats increases cholesterol and raises your risk of cardiovascular disease. Since the beginning of 2006, food companies have been required to list the amount of trans fats on the Nutrition Facts labels, so many food companies have been reformulating their products so that they can claim to be trans fat free. Since restaurants don't have to disclose the use of trans fats, this type of ban helps to protect the consumer.
I think the ban on trans fats is a great idea, but how do you feel? Is the ban a great idea or is the government becoming our food police? Leave a comment below and let me know.
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Comments
Well done to New York.
The ban of trans fat is the most obserd thing i have ever heard of in my life. Eating unhealthy foods is a choice no one makes you eat a burger or pizza instead of a salad or an apple. For example people sue McDonadl’s for obeisety who fault is it that people eat there? not Mcdonald’s. People like to blame every one else for their own choices in life and eating unhealthy foods is a choice by the person there buissnesses dont make people go out and eat there food they dont go around holding a gun the peoples heads saying eat this or else. Just remeber its no ones elses fault but your own. just because some one is over weith they shouldnt take it out on anything but them selves.
Given all the back and forth we’ve seen over the last decade on what’s good for you or bad for you, I give the food police about 6 months to reverse their field and let us know that trans fats are actually a life saver of some type.
After all, margarine WAS supposed to save us from that awful killer, butter.
Will
A disgrace to free choice. I agree that the trans fat is not healthy but the choice of consumption should be left up to the consumer. How is it that signs in the windows of resturants that let people know if a resturant uses trans fat couldn’t be voted through but a ban could be? This should have be handled differently.
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