Trans Fat
Ban Trans-Fat
Although fats are considered to be a part of our health, there are certain types that should be ignored. One of which has drawn controversial issues is trans-fat. Trans-fat is mostly found in many food sources such as vegetable oil, crackers, cookies and margarine. It increases blood levels of low density lipoprotein that is considered to be bad cholesterol, and decreases level of good cholesterol, high density lipoprotein. Trans-fat is created when oils are partially hydrogenated, "Partial hydrogenation is an industrial process used to make a perfectly good oil, such as soybean oil, into a perfectly bad oil. The process is used to make an oil more solid; provide longer shelf-life in baked products; provide longer fry-life for cooking oils, and provide a certain kind of texture or "mouthfeel" (Ban Trans Fat, 2006). Considering the risks that are found in trans-fat, many studies have been done worldwide and have raised questions to health and government officials to ban trans-fat. New York City, one of the leading cities in the United States have considered the banning of trans-fat which have already caused uneasiness with restaurant associations, " We don 't think that a municipal health agency has any business banning a product that the (federal) Food and Drug Administration has already approved, ' said Dan Fleshler of the National Restaurant Association" (Edwards, 2006). Many health officials believe that outlawing trans-fat will be beneficial to our health, and hopefully eliminate health threats.
The health risks that trans-fat have an effect on are serious. One of which is the leading cause of deaths in the United States is coronary heart disease (CHD). "According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health, more than 12.5 million Americans have CHD, and more than 500,000 die each year. That makes CHD one of the leading causes of death in the United States" (Revealing Trans Fat, 2006). Other risks
Although fats are considered to be a part of our health, there are certain types that should be ignored. One of which has drawn controversial issues is trans-fat. Trans-fat is mostly found in many food sources such as vegetable oil, crackers, cookies and margarine. It increases blood levels of low density lipoprotein that is considered to be bad cholesterol, and decreases level of good cholesterol, high density lipoprotein. Trans-fat is created when oils are partially hydrogenated, "Partial hydrogenation is an industrial process used to make a perfectly good oil, such as soybean oil, into a perfectly bad oil. The process is used to make an oil more solid; provide longer shelf-life in baked products; provide longer fry-life for cooking oils, and provide a certain kind of texture or "mouthfeel" (Ban Trans Fat, 2006). Considering the risks that are found in trans-fat, many studies have been done worldwide and have raised questions to health and government officials to ban trans-fat. New York City, one of the leading cities in the United States have considered the banning of trans-fat which have already caused uneasiness with restaurant associations, " We don 't think that a municipal health agency has any business banning a product that the (federal) Food and Drug Administration has already approved, ' said Dan Fleshler of the National Restaurant Association" (Edwards, 2006). Many health officials believe that outlawing trans-fat will be beneficial to our health, and hopefully eliminate health threats.
The health risks that trans-fat have an effect on are serious. One of which is the leading cause of deaths in the United States is coronary heart disease (CHD). "According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health, more than 12.5 million Americans have CHD, and more than 500,000 die each year. That makes CHD one of the leading causes of death in the United States" (Revealing Trans Fat, 2006). Other risks
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