feuchtster (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Most of those trans fats though are being replaced with a mixture of interesterified fats blended with unmodified plant oils. Aren't interesterified fats worse for you than trans fats?

uberwolf420 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Iv treated my body like dirt ever since I started college. Your makin me want to change that.

ButterBallsXe (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

If only people were half excited about eating relatively better as you are. Good jobs. Your efforts will help people. I came around eventually.

phillyfunnyguy (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

praise God! Trans fat is killing people. Now, about all those other chemicals in the foods. It is easy to say, don't eat this. The truth is poor people do not always have an option of what they can eat. Maybe they are not even aware of some foods are full of trans fat, like Romen Noodles. I have read many people are allergic to dyes in food as well. Actually, they are not allergic, but have a chemical reaction to the chemicals.

nicholas9999 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

lulu: true dat!! but i like peanut and safflower oil as well.

killjoycranks (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Nick- A Public Health Issue is not the same as Personal Lifestyle Issue. The government can inform us that too much chocolate cake is bad for you, but they can't stop you from eating it. It's a stretch to call them "dangerous", as if they would kill you upon ingestion. If people want to purchase foods without transfats, fine, but there may be certain foods that taste better with them. The food industry does not resist "change" by the way- only the change that YOU want to impose on them.

nicholas9999 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

kill: It is a public health issue, and we can go on and on about choices, but it doesn't really make much difference - we have a substance in foods that is 1. useless 2. dangerous. The food industry resists change. It is appropriate for a gov't to resist, undercut and regulate the corporate sector when public health is at stake.

killjoycranks (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Nick- Unless you're living in the wilderness, you have more choices as to what to eat than at any time in the history of man. You literally have thousands of choices at any given time as to what to eat. Governments have no business telling us what foods we can and can't eat- it's just another power grab. Im glad we have the info on transfats, there's a difference between a government giving dietary recommendations, as opposed to dietary LAWS. Just try and find that in our Constitution.

beinghuman82 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

thats fine, im no longer in the army, but they did pay for my medical school after i got out... you go ahead and eat all the trans you want. it ensures my job security :)

nicholas9999 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

kill: Actually, I think for people like you there should be like some sort of waiver you could apply for. I'm actually not so worried about you regarding the transfat. The culture has developed in such a way that people often don't really have much choice, so I support banning foods that are clearly shown to be unhealthy, when more healthful alternatives are readily available.