NYC health board bans trans fats (at restaurants)

NYC Health Board Bans Trans Fats at Restaurants

CNN Online
December 5, 2006

NEW YORK (AP) -- New York on Tuesday became the first city in the nation to ban artery-clogging artificial trans fats at restaurants, leading the charge to limit consumption of an ingredient linked to heart disease and used in everything from french fries to pizza dough to pancake mix.

In a city where eating out is a major form of activity -- either for fun or out of hectic necessity -- many New Yorkers were all for the ban, saying that health concerns were more important than fears of Big Brother supervising their stomachs.

"I don't care about what might be politically correct and what's not," said Murray Bader, nursing a cup of coffee at Dunkin' Donuts on Tuesday morning. "I want to live longer!"... (To Read More: Click Here)

Good Luck!

 

Saw that on the news... WTF?!?!?!? So now the government can tell us what we can and can't eat?!?!?

V for Vendetta anyone?


~C

 

I don't care about people telling me what I can and can't do, that's not why I see this as stupid.

I think it's stupid because, people are going to be fat, no matter what they eat, they don't exercise, they're not just physically lazy, but mentally. They're obsessed with all the new gadgets, and not giving their bodies what they need.

Banning this is just a waste of time.