The Trans Fat Debate
Much as I feel Americans need to become more health conscious in their food choices, I find the banning of trans fats from New York eateries very extreme. It is up to each individual person to exercise their free will and hopefully with education make wiser food choices.
The banning of trans fats by the health department in New York is, in my opinion, government overstepping personal boundaries of freedom. What started with seat belts, helmets and smoking has gone past a line that is excessive.
I can understand eliminating “junk food” from children’s choices in school’s cafeterias. Adding more salads, fresh fruits and vegetables to food choices for school children is also a good idea. Educating parents to encourage similar food choices at home would be another step in the right direction. Also, there are some new and exciting fat binders on the horizon, one to soon be released called Proactol - see the review of Proactol here if you’d like to read about why it is clinically proven to fight fat. Maybe by the time you get this, it’s going to already be available to the general public…
Governmental control of adults’ food choices in New York eateries is a different matter. The psychology of our government deciding what we can and can not put on our plates to eat is stress provoking. As we all know, much of the problem with obesity is from people overeating
compulsively in response to stress. It’s rather ironic.
With violent crimes and drug trafficking on the rise, I can think of better ways that the government can spend it’s money and manpower enforcing laws. The same money spent on dietary education in the school systems for children would be put to better, more positive use. Hopefully, the result of education would be better personal choices of menu items at home and in restaurants without government intervention.
