The problem is that trans fats aren’t food. They don’t exist in nature, and should never have been allowed in food in the first place.
Because the FDA on that issue, it will be hard to fight them on the rest. (And they’re flat-out wrong on sodium and saturared fats.)
“should never have been allowed...”
Says who?
I agree on the trans fats. Last time I had my blood pressure taken at a clinic it was 104 over 55. I like, probably need, a fair amount of salt. I am also retired and in good health. I try to eat half of my food raw. I would like to have well regulated certified raw milk available. However, in 1909, my father was one of 4 children who survived of 86 that got typhoid from an infected cow.
I am very concerned about the GMO food issue. Unless multi generation animal studies are done, we can’t be sure that they will not have dangerous effects. Also some may be more a problem than others. For example food with Round Up ready protection might have dangers that frost resistant protection might not. Meanwhile, all should be labeled so we can choose whether or not to buy. I hear McDonalds is preparing to use GMO potatoes for their fries. Should they be required to post this information at their outlets?
The problem is that trans fats aren’t food. They don’t exist in nature, and should never have been allowed in food in the first place.
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Who’s allowing?
If I want to live on Butter Flavor Crisco lollipops, it’s my choice and my right to do so.
Really? Even the naturally occurring trans fat found in meat and dairy?
and should never have been allowed in food in the first place.
Really? Big government should, once again, protect us from ourselves? The anti-trans fat lobby doesn't seem to realize that TFA's actually provide some benefits. The most important benefit being the prevention of rancidity. When food rancidifies, free radicals form....in large numbers. Without TFA's, consumers will be ingesting significantly more free radicals; and that presents a hell of a lot more danger than any alleged health effects of a diet where just 2% of total calories, on average, comes from trans fat.
But that kind of information won't stop the do gooders from doing good. These are the same people, of course, who were telling us 20 years ago that saturated fats were killing us and needed to be eliminated. The circle jerk continues.