Thank you Mike Bloomberg.
Good. That was the whole point of banning them, right?
It's great to know that banning TFAs really does help.
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This is wonderful news!
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Didn’t the Obama administration issue of ban on trans fats that was to take affect in two years? Trans fats are essentially Poison and the fact that they could still possibly be allowed speaks to the fact that our government is bought and paid for by corporate interests who could care less about the well-being of the people of this country and it is an absolute disgrace.
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@JW Transfat content has largely been eliminated from foods nationwide and it had little to do with government action and everything to do with consumer demand.
Why did transfats become so widespread in the first place? Read Nina Teicholz' Big Fat Surprise- she details that it had everything to do with misguided government activities.
Government involvement in these sorts of issues has consistently been on the wrong side of history and is by necessity impacted by political sausage making.
@JW
Yes, the fact that the FDA first took so long to move on the scientific findings, then required only a warning on food labels, and finally gave companies three years to implement the ban (2015-2018, with some uses permitted until 2020), is a perfect illustration of corporate influence over our government.
@Snort1962
Much of the reduction in trans fat content took place as a result of the FDA's trans fat labeling requirement.
Public education campaigns by cities, states, public advocacy groups, health organizations not only increased public awareness but led to outright trans fats bans on non-labelled foods sold in restaurants, cafeterias, etc.
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So why did the government tell me to eat margarine and not butter? I have always followed the scientists advice. I quit eating eggs and shrimp when they told me to. As time has passed I have eaten a surfeit of oatmeal and of blueberries. I am now eating more kale and avocados than I thought was possible. In the 80’s I quit eating meat and increased my consumption of sugar and other carbs. So now I guess I will quit eating margarine. Why do scientists use the word “associated “ when they want to say “caused”.
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@Rich
You don't have to give up margarine. Margarine is better than butter because it has less saturated fat and less calories. The tub varieties have no trans fat and they're putting Omega 3s, yogurt, and canola oil in some. That makes them even better.
I love oatmeal and berries, too. They're "superfoods" because of all the good things they have- vitamins, minerals, fiber, antioxidants. They're also great comfort foods. Don't give them up!
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This is really good news - and a victory for public health initiatives.
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Sure took them a long time to publish the results of this study but I'm glad it's good news.
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Did the original study list the composition of the meals prior to blood draws?
Were the restaurants grouped according to the quality (and price!) of the meals?
Were the home cooked meals mostly processed packaged foods or cooked from scratch?
How many supermarket cookies and other sweets did the participants in both groups eat?
Was the composition of ingredients aside of TFAs the same in 2004 and 2014?
Did the restaurant and food industries pay for the study?
Sorry guys, there are too many unknown parameters!
The only valid conclusion is:
TFAs in blood declined between 2004 and 2014
I hope, the original class of study participants has been rechecked for cardiovascular disease.
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@dm Hey, did you take intro to statistical reasoning?
@dm if you read this it will answer all your questions about funding, etc.
https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.2018.304930
@Mary
Thank you!
It would have been great, if the authors had been able to retest the study participants from 2004.
People eating out 4+ times per week are likely still eating a tremendous amount of unhealthful food.
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