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Originally posted by LoveTheRainbow:

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Examples?

I don't really know but there are a lot of things that aren't good for you but are still used.

Cigarette anyone?

I doubt this will be strictly enforced

its gonna cost both businesses and the city a lot of $$ to enforce it

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Examples?

I don't really know but there are a lot of things that aren't good for you but are still used.

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With this logic they shouldn't stop at just transfats

Examples?

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It's a danger to your health. It's not nessicary, and there are plenty of alternitives. Therefor, I don't see a problem with banning it.

With this logic they shouldn't stop at just transfats.

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having the government making decisions for you creeps me out.

That's like saying it creeps you out that the government doesn't legalise certain drugs, sure they're bad for you, but you don't want the government telling you I can't have them.

It's a danger to your health. It's not nessicary, and there are plenty of alternitives. Therefor, I don't see a problem with banning it.

it doesn't sound that bad, preventing diabetes and saving yourself from a future surgery.
But yeah, having the government making decisions for you creeps me out.

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That's the point though, you would choose to do that. But can the government make that choice for you?

Maybe its a purely administrative thing . The City is supposed to approve these places right and if they know there's something wrong with them you'd expect them to shut it down . I dont think its really prohibition ......

That's the point though, you would choose to do that. But can the government make that choice for you?

Who knows. I think Soybean oil is a replacement for some restaurants, and it's not that much more expensive. I'd choose paying a few extra cents on food over heart problems with hospital visits, expensive medication, and/or possible surgery anyday.

All right, so what's the alternative to trans fats? Something more expensive to produce, right?

It's not Soylent Green, people. They're aware of the harmful effects of Trans Fat, and how utterly pointless it is to consume it, so they're getting rid of it. I say, Thank you.

Personally, it's the idea that bothers me. I'm not a fan of trans fats, I make an effort not to eat them as it is, but that a government can tell you what to eat seems scary to me.

Trans fat gives you heart problems, and it doesn't make your food taste any better, so it doesn't matter.

The government doesn't have the right to tell me what to do with my body. I'll make the decisions about what I eat, thank you.

think its good that they are banned it. they are just looking out for people. by forcing the companies to find an alternative they are helping a lot of people

Oh noez! Teh food police is gonna watch what I eat!

Seriously, it's up to individuals to watch what they eat. They can't just hand this off to the government and hope it will hold.

Besides, doesn't this sound suspiciously like Prohibition?

All fried foods are bad for you. Its a fact. Its also a fact that is not going to stop me from eating fried foods...

I'm not concerned for these businesses, they will find some other oil to fry in.

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it's not like smoking where secondhand can have such bad effects on non-smokers. I've yet to hear of secondhand fat

Exactly. It's a personal problem if you're overweight. It doesn't harm anyone else, like smoking in public would. There's no need to put a ban on certain foods.

I agree with you Cap. It's a personal thing, and it's not like smoking where secondhand can have such bad effects on non-smokers. I've yet to hear of secondhand fat. Plus, the public is so aware of it that some places were doing it anyway, without the government.