No Fat

[Dr. Shane]

New York trans fat ban: Life-saver or Orwellian?

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A proposal to ban most artery-clogging trans fats from New York's restaurants could save thousands of lives at little cost to restaurateurs, supporters of the initiative said on Wednesday.

But a leading industry group called for dialogue with city authorities to modify their "Orwellian regulation," which comes as many fast-food restaurants are already trying to reduce trans fats in response to shifting consumer demand.

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Such oils gives french fries their crunch. They also contribute to heart disease by raising the body's "bad cholesterol" and reducing the "good" cholesterol.

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"Restaurants are really the primary source of trans fats for most people, so we've calculated that this could really prevent thousands of deaths per year, just in the New York area," he said.

Willett called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to enact a similar measure nationwide.

[Parade Orange]

I havent had french fries in a long time

well baked ones!!!

but its not the same!

[Bravus]

A blog post I wrote about trans fats, 18 months ago: http://bravus.port5.com/blog/?p=191

[Dr. Shane]

I really don't think I have a problem with this ban.

[Dr. Shane]

We use either olive or canola oil. When we use margarine it is light margarine that has 1 gram of trans fat or less per tablespoon. The Tex-Mex, semi-vegetarian diet doesn't have us eating that much margarine.