Why We Should Ban Trans Fats
World status World Health Organization recommended in 2003 that consumption of trans fats be limited to less than 1% of overall energy intake. WHO also recommended that the Governments around the world should try to gradually phase out PHVO or trans fat. The US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) recommends that trans fatty acids are not essential and provide no known benefit to human health, whether of animal or plant origin.Secondly, while both saturated and trans fats increase levels of LDL, trans fats also lower levels of HDL, thus increasing the risk of coronary heart disease.
Several consumer for a and public health organizations have argued that product labeling is not a sufficient response to the problem posed by trans fats, and that there should be a ban on all artificial trans fats in food (Ban Trans Fats 2009; Center for Science in the Public Interest 2008; American Medical Association 2008). Denmark was the first country to legislate against trans fat from food items. Danish government's efforts resulted in a 50% decrease in deaths from ischemic heart disease [Stender and Dyerberg, 2004]. Several major cities and counties (New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, King County, Albany, and Nassau Country, NY), the state of California, and Switzerland, Puerto …show more content…
One could argue that the ability to decide what one eats, though not important as freedom of speech or religion, is an important freedom nonetheless. First, food has a significant impact on one’s quality of life. People take great pleasure in eating, preparing, and serving food. Food is more than mere nutrition: it is one of life’s simple pleasures. Second, food has considerable ethnic, cultural, and religious significance. Different ethnic and cultural groups have their own cuisines and culinary
Several consumer for a and public health organizations have argued that product labeling is not a sufficient response to the problem posed by trans fats, and that there should be a ban on all artificial trans fats in food (Ban Trans Fats 2009; Center for Science in the Public Interest 2008; American Medical Association 2008). Denmark was the first country to legislate against trans fat from food items. Danish government's efforts resulted in a 50% decrease in deaths from ischemic heart disease [Stender and Dyerberg, 2004]. Several major cities and counties (New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, King County, Albany, and Nassau Country, NY), the state of California, and Switzerland, Puerto …show more content…
One could argue that the ability to decide what one eats, though not important as freedom of speech or religion, is an important freedom nonetheless. First, food has a significant impact on one’s quality of life. People take great pleasure in eating, preparing, and serving food. Food is more than mere nutrition: it is one of life’s simple pleasures. Second, food has considerable ethnic, cultural, and religious significance. Different ethnic and cultural groups have their own cuisines and culinary