Hmmmm........

[maxx]

Hmmmm......I seem to recall smokers saying this would happen and others scoffing at the idea. Thought that legislating health would stop at just smoking.....did you? ;)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15020846/


NEW YORK - Three years after the city banned smoking in restaurants, health officials are talking about prohibiting something they say is almost as bad: artificial trans fatty acids.

The city health department unveiled a proposal Tuesday that would bar cooks at any of the city’s 24,600 food service establishments from using ingredients that contain the artery-clogging substance, commonly listed on food labels as partially hydrogenated oil....

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.....“Labeling is one thing, but when they totally ban a product, it goes well beyond what we think is prudent and acceptable,” said Chuck Hunt, executive vice president of the city’s chapter of the New York State Restaurant Association.


Shocking.............just shocking.............................. :D

[Red Kittie Kat]

Yep ... just a drop in the ocean of a list of things that are "bad for us"

Sooner or later it will effect every one of us.

But, don't fret.. it will be for your own good :D

[Ned]

Personally, I would be healthier and happier if I could smoke my pipe whereever I want, and food producers were forced to retail foods with NATURAL goodness.

I think this would have been a smarter step than banning smoking. It is very difficult to find foods which are free of processed, artificial junk. Not only is it bad for you (much worse than second-hand smoke), but also destroys the natural taste of foods, too. Makes no sense to me. :rolleyes:

[CamarotaDesign]

I'm down with that, hell I'm for a complete ban on all artificial ingredients and unhealthy fast foods, there is a child obesity epidemic in this country. I admit I am guilty of eating candy with artificial ingredients here and there, but I still wouldn't miss that stuff, on top of that, there are plenty of non artificial less-unhealthy treats out there that are just as satisfying. Its all in the marketing that has to do with selling candy to kids.

[morea]

nobody better ban bacon, french fries or cheesecake, or we're gonna have a problem.

[maxx]

I say ban it all............. :mad:


I'm sick and tired of second-hand artificial trans fatty acids...... :D

[The_Black_Knight]

nobody better ban bacon, french fries or cheesecake, or we're gonna have a problem.And if they try to ban chocolate and coffee, that's when I'll have to start a violent revolution.

[balou]

Let's just keep dumbing down the US population. Eventually none of us will have to make any decisions or choices at all because the government will have made them all for us. People have brains and should use them although I swear the government likes us to be dumb - we cause less trouble that way.

[Red Kittie Kat]

Right on balou!

.... and Mo.... if they ban cheesecake I will go postal!!


:D

[cornfed]

The bottom line is that noone is forcing you to eat those foods just like noone is forcing me to smoke cigarettes. If I choose to go to McDonalds and scarf down a big mac, that's my problem. I could just as easily bake a fish with a big ol lemon on top. I don't want the gov't choosing anything for me. I don't think they should ban fast food or anything. Whatever happened to parents teaching their children healthy habits? I get so disgusted when I see little babies with coke in their bottles. I get even more disgusted when I see a 5 year old weighing 100 lbs. with coke in the bottles their parents have yet to ween them from. Parents, parents, parents....that's our problem. It has nothing to do with food or trans fat or lard. It has to do with taking things in moderation and discipline.

[urstwile]

You know, I actually don't think this is as bad as it might initially sound. Obviously, if you're health conscious, you're going to avoid a fast food restaurant, but what if you're at a restaurant that's not a fast food place, where you have no idea what they're using in their preparations? Seems like in that case, it might not be that bad of an idea.

[cornfed]

I don't think making rules about what we can be served is the way to go. The fda requires nutritional information on all foods sold in grocery stores. Why not require that to be on menus or at least available when a customer asks for it? That way, consumers can eat what they want and be informed as to what they are ingesting. I asked for nutritional information at wendy's a few weeks ago and they looked at me like I was crazy.

[urstwile]

Most fast food restaurants have the nutritional info on their websites now. And I think you know that you're gambling a bit with that stuff when you go into a place like that. But smaller establishments, say a Greek diner (as are so prevalent in NYC, for example) probably use all kinds of stuff, and would look at you like you were crazy if you asked. I think your idea is a good one as well Cornfed.

Then again, I'm not sure how many hole in the wall places in NYC I'd trust to be honest to put their actual preparation ingredients on their menus.

It's a sticky wicket, of course. I mean, if you make the choice to go out to eat, I guess you have to face the fact that the food might be prepared in a way that's not the healthiest, and you have to make that choice.