21. The ban on trans-fats is not a food ban. It is a chemistry ban. By the way, check out some of our wonderful peanut manufacturers...out with the peanut oil and replace it with partially hydrogenated soybean oil. Choosy mothers etc.....

Posted at 5:19PM on Dec 21st 2006 by Ed

22. If people want to be healthy they will be healthy, if they don't care about being healthy they probably won't be healthy. If you eat fried food enough to be affected by the removal of transfats then you are eating way to much fried food. Only unhealthy food will be affected by this ban, making it only slightly less unhealthy. If you want your kids to be healthy feed them more fruits and veggies and less micky-ds. Don't fool yourself into thinking micky-ds is better now because they don't use transfats. Also, I am sure the replacement will end up being worse, just like crisco was a replacement for the dreaded lard now lard(natural) is widely considered healthier. Don't rely on the government to make us healthier, that is our responsibility.

Posted at 4:36PM on Jan 18th 2007 by jason

23. I live in California, and I wish we also had the trans fat ban in our restaurants. New York has got it right. As for the whiners that complain that the government is "controling" what they eat, I am appalled that people would actually want to eat a fat our body cannot process. I routinely have this very conversation with my parents, who also fight me at every turn. My mom bakes, and loves Crisco, store bought cake mixes and would use Jiffy over any other peanut butter. My dad who for the most part consumes her "treats" has high cholesterol, and has had 2 major heart operations. You would think my parents would make a change, but they protect their trans fats like chain smoker protects his cigarettes. It is not only our children we need to protect and educate, it is our parents as well.

Posted at 8:52PM on Jan 22nd 2007 by Crista