FDA Ruling on Trans Fats, Phasing Out

[Juram]

Originally Posted by Know Nonsense

Cigarettes, poisonous and addictive pharmaceuticals and alcohol are fine but don't eat that trans fat! It will kill you!

I don't get what your point is???


Should we not ban a substance that is linked to thousands of deaths annually, particularly among the more poverty stricken in our society because people choose to smoke cigarettes in spite of all the known dangers?

[MordinSolus]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

I always thought artificial anything was worse than the real deal.

It's more about moderation then replacement.

Next they need to go after HFCS vs real sugar.
But the corn industry is too powerful.

The corn industry is propped up by the government. If the government stopped subsidizing the industry it would lose it's power and the price of HFCS could normalize, making beet and cane sugars competitive in the market.

[Juram]

Originally Posted by MordinSolus

The corn industry is propped up by the government. If the government stopped subsidizing the industry it would lose it's power and the price of HFCS could normalize, making beet and cane sugars competitive in the market.

The first candidate that goes into Iowa and says "yiu know, its been a great ride for you folks but it doesnt seem fair for 49 other states to be subsidizing you, so when I'm president, most corn subsidies will be revoked" automatically gets my vote, regardless of party.


I am not holding my breath.

[Dude111]

Originally Posted by NLVgal

The govt didn't do any of that. Wall Street did.

Then why does it say "choosemyplate.gov" on the labels??

[NLVgal]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

I always got chided because I bought the box of Lard and not the box of Crisco.

My dear mom used to say that " man ain't gonna make something better than God made."

I'm not particularly religious, but I get her point.

[NLVgal]

Originally Posted by Dude111

Then why does it say "choosemyplate.gov" on the labels??

I've never seen that. What part of the country do you hail from?

[Dude111]

Eastern part of USA

[NLVgal]

Originally Posted by Dude111

Eastern part of USA

On what food label did you see this?

[NLVgal]

Btw, phasing out grains in favor of veggies and fruits is good for us. It's what our grandmas preached. Oreo? No. Watermelon? Yes.

[apexgds]

Originally Posted by Dude111

Eastern part of USA

That's simply an update of the old food pyramid. The government isn't forcing this on anyone.