This is also true for saturated fats. TFA's comprise just 2% of the average American's diet while saturated fat makes up 12-15%. Why aren't you also in favor of banning saturated fats? Maybe you can explain, if TFA's are so bad for our cardiovascular system, why the incidence of death from CHD has been dropping dramatically in the U.S. since we began consuming larger amounts of TFA's.
.....diabetes, and other modern ailments.
TFA's cause diabetes?! Just like Alar and saccharine cause cancer? LOL! Good grief, what will the toxic terrorists blame on it next? I thought most diabetes was caused by the overconsumption of calories, mostly from carbohydrates. Maybe we should also ban carbohydrates....or at least control the amount allowed into foods. Then again, these same nanny staters probably believe high fructose corn syrup is really responsible for obesity and diabetes. Should probably ban that too. Don't get me started on caffeine. Now that's a poison that's also addictive. That's gotta go too. Caffeine occurs naturally in chocolate so we'd better remove it or ban chocolate. Never mind that TFA's occur naturally in meat and dairy; we're on a mission here and science really isn't important.
In commercial use, trans fats are produced artificially and are a convenience rather than a necessity.
Not to mention they help keep the cost of food low and add shelf life to certain products. They also prevent the oxidation of fats and the formation of free radicals. That's more than a mere convenience, don't you think?
They are now required to be labeled and liability concerns and public pressure are beginning to prompt removal from commercial foodstuffs.
Yes, ignorance has prevailed. On the plus side, the food industry has increased their margins by charging people who don't know any better more for TFA free products. I guess some people like paying more for products that don't taste as good and won't make a bit of difference on their health.
There are far better things to fight for than a stick of margarine.
Do you really believe that fascists like Michael Jacobson at CSPI are going to stop here? This will only embolden them as they look for the next ingredient to ban. This has noting to do with health and everything to do with power over your freedom of choice. It's sad that you refuse to see it.
There are far better things to fight for than ___________.
Eventually we won't even have to fill in this blank. We'll have surrendered completely.
I actually prefer the alternatives to trans-fats.
Lard and butter.