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This is a great move toward the elimination of trans fats
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:20 am
by [xeno]Julios
The city's health department urged all restaurants in the city Wednesday to stop serving food containing trans fats, according to a report in The New York Times.
Trans fats, which are prominent in foods like cookies and French fries, are chemically modified ingredients that can be found in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, the report said. The Times, citing health officials, said the fats increase the risk of heart disease and should not be part of any healthy diet.
"To help combat heart disease, the No. 1 killer in New York City, we are asking restaurants to voluntarily make an oil change and remove artificial trans fat from their kitchens," Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, the city's health commissioner, told the newspaper.
Three decades ago trans fats were promoted as a healthy alternative to saturated fats like butter, according to the newspaper, but today, most experts agree they are the most dangerous type of fat in America.
A survey by the health department's food inspectors found that from 30 to 60 percent of the city's 20,000 restaurants use partially hydrogenated oil in food preparation, the Times reported. That means thousands of cooks and chefs might need to change their cooking and purchasing habits to meet the request, the newspaper said.
The health department will not seek to ban the ingredient outright, but it has begun a campaign to educate restaurateurs, their suppliers and the public about trans fats, according to the Times.
full story here:
http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/11/news/mi ... staurants/
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:00 am
by hate
good deal
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:13 am
by Mr.Magnetichead
That's fantastic. Anything the industry can do to improve peoples fatty intakes is good in my book.
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:32 am
by seremtan
perhaps they could restauranteurs the same rights as barmen, to refuse to serve people who've 'had enough already' (i.e. are fat).
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:33 am
by Mr.Magnetichead
seremtan wrote:perhaps they could restauranteurs the same rights as barmen, to refuse to serve people who've 'had enough already' (i.e. are fat).
What the fuck are you smoking?
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:55 am
by Nightshade
seremtan wrote:perhaps they could restauranteurs the same rights as barmen, to refuse to serve people who've 'had enough already' (i.e. are fat).
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 12:10 pm
by Grudge
awesome idea
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 1:02 pm
by Ryoki
seremtan wrote:perhaps they could restauranteurs the same rights as barmen, to refuse to serve people who've 'had enough already' (i.e. are fat).
Re: This is a great move toward the elimination of trans fat
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 1:02 pm
by S@M
[xeno]Julios wrote:
Three decades ago trans fats were promoted as a healthy alternative to saturated fats like butter, according to the newspaper, but today, most experts agree they are the most dangerous type of fat in America.
kinda ironic aint it. We spend our lives listening to experts...
not that im sold on the alternatives whatever they are.
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 1:03 pm
by glossy
Mr.Magnetichead wrote:seremtan wrote:perhaps they could restauranteurs the same rights as barmen, to refuse to serve people who've 'had enough already' (i.e. are fat).
What the fuck are you smoking?
sounds like something a fat person would say.
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 1:55 pm
by seremtan
Mr.Magnetichead wrote:seremtan wrote:perhaps they could restauranteurs the same rights as barmen, to refuse to serve people who've 'had enough already' (i.e. are fat).
What the fuck are you smoking?
nothing actually. i gave up about 4 months ago
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 1:56 pm
by glossy
seremtan wrote:Mr.Magnetichead wrote:seremtan wrote:perhaps they could restauranteurs the same rights as barmen, to refuse to serve people who've 'had enough already' (i.e. are fat).
What the fuck are you smoking?
nothing actually. i gave up about 4 months ago
i gave up 4 days ago
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 2:14 pm
by bitWISE
Now if only they would find a better sweetener than high-fructose corn syrup.
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 2:20 pm
by plained
yo bit imo ive always felt brown/yellow sugar was easier to digest.
i most def could be totaly wrong tho
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:27 pm
by hate
bitWISE wrote:Now if only they would find a better sweetener than high-fructose corn syrup.
seriously
take it away
and the fat cunt slobs would be skinny again
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:27 pm
by hate
bitWISE wrote:Now if only they would find a better sweetener than high-fructose corn syrup.
seriously
take it away
and the fat cunt slobs would be skinny again