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LunchBox: So Trans PhatOn LunchBox today, host Adam Green on trans fats. unless you are hoping to promote heart disease and obesity among nyc residents - you should use your fucking brain before making an opinion.
government should not be able to tell me what i can and cannot eat, purely because they feel it's the wrong thing for me to do. when i consume transfats, i'm hurting no one but myself - the government should not be able to regulate that. end of story. The whole point of the ban is that people ingest trans-fats without knowing that they do so. Given the choice, I don't think most of us would opt to eat them. If you drink alcohol or smoke a cigarette or whatever...you know you are doing it. Not that anyone thought the donut was a health item, but...whatever. Who are you, anonymous? You call me a moron, without addressing any of the issues that I raised? Nice! I like the curse word, too. The Austin American-Statesman (www.statesman.com) has requested comments on New York's trans-fat ban, which may be duplicated in Austin and other cities. Again, this is the perfect example where food policy should be national and not local. No one on the Austin City Council has a food science degree. um, anonymous, I think most would agree that YOU are, in fact, the moron.
Trans fats aren't just "bad for you" in the same way too much butter and fried eggs are. Partially Hydrogenated Oils actually alter your body on a cellular level. It's pretty dodgy. The fact is removing Trans Fat doesn't mean sacrificing flavor. Chick-Fil-A uses peanut oil (trans-fat free) to make their fries, which are arguably as good/better than McD's. If there were no substitutes equal in quality available, that would be an entirely different situation. However, there are fabulous alternatives readily available, and this law just lights a fire under the asses of restauranteurs too uneducated and/or lazy to make the jump on their own.
ur an idiot!!! what hes trying to say is there should be 2 different choices ,i'm sick of this trans fat ban i dont need anybody to limit my fat intake and no i'm not obeese
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The big difference was that Prohibition was NATIONAL. This trans-fat ban is for New York City only.
People seeking the familiar McDonald's french fries can go to New Jersey or Connecticut, or even Westchester or Long Island. Then there's the issue of McDonald's fries bought at a Westchester McDonald's drive-thru but consumed in NYC.
There could be no end for these local health regulations. You could be entering NYC (with a trans fat ban) and then go to Westchester (with maybe a foie gras ban) and then travel to Rockland (with maybe a Twinkie & Oreo ban) and then Orange (with maybe a beer ban) and then Dutchess (with maybe a Taco Bell ban).
A "food czar" should be NATIONAL, not state and not local. If "trans fats" are bad and should be banned, they should be banned all across the United States. Few municipalities have the expertise to conduct sophisticated food science. IMHO, "trans-fat" is clearly a national issue and not a local one.
What's next? We already know some of that. Bodegas should sell only low-fat or fat-free milk, This stuff never ends.