3 % recommended transfat content for food.

[Swede]

It was a quick story,I missed the channel. Store bought cookies,healthbars even raisinbran flakes are way over this. So I check my peanutbutter,it has 8%,cheesewhiz 16%. This is an eyeopener for me,asleep at the switch.

[MADem]

1. I prefer ZERO transfats, myself NT

[CountAllVotes]

2. I knocked trans fats out of my diet a few years ago

The doctor was telling me I was turning into a borderline diabetic! Scared the hell out of me!

So, I knocked out all trans fats from my diet.

Blood sugar is now at 85.

I still eat foods like chips, cookies, etc. but I read the labels and only buy things that say trans fat = 0; organic if possible. I have yet to find an organic product that has trans fats. :)

It is a real shocker isn't it?

These trans fats are deadly I have NO doubt!

:kick:

[eppur_se_muova]

3. Probably you heard about a Canadian health ministry task force:

In November 2004, the New Democratic Party (NDP) introduced a bill in the Canadian Parliament that would effectively ban trans fats. Click here to read the bill. In response to this initiative, the House of Commons by 193 to 73 passed a motion calling for the establishment of the task force, followed by regulations or a law to limit trans-fat content in all food products. Click here to read the motion and to see how each M.P. voted.

As a direct result of the NDP's initiative, the Canadian Government health ministry, Health Canada, announced the formation of a task force to "develop recommendations and strategies for reducing trans fats in Canadian foods to the lowest levels possible."

The NDP's initiative originated with the work of Pat Martin, M.P. NDP leader, Jack Layton, M.P. introduced the motion in the House of Commons and moved the issue forward with Pat Martin. Incidentally, BanTransFats.com provided information and support to Pat Martin. He learned about trans fat from our campaign!

On June 28, 2006, the Task Force issued its final recommendations. The Task Force recommended:

You can read more at http://www.bantransfat.org

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[unpossibles]

5. tht site is scary, but good to check out

the maps showing obesity trends was really scary.

[LiberalPartisan]

4. There is no nutritional reason for any trans fat

Trans fat is formed when liquid vegetable oils go through a chemical process called hydrogenation, in which hydrogen is added to make the oils more solid.

It is poison - pure and simple and there is no valid reason for it to be in any food.

[Solly Mack]

6. I don't eat trans fat

but don't think I don't look at a bag of Cheetos with lust in my heart. (I do! I do!)

I just go home to my carrot... :)