[Opinion] Cutting through the (trans) fat (The Minnesota Daily)

FatNewsBot · 10-06-2006, 08:42 AM

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[Opinion] Cutting through the (trans) fat (The Minnesota Daily)

A new whipping boy has emerged in America's continued efforts to get in shape. No, it's not carbohydrates anymore. The new culprit is trans fatty acid, or trans fat, for short. In April, Harvard released a study that implicated trans fats as a leading contributor to heart disease. According to the study, eliminating trans fat from American diets would reduce the number of heart attacks every year

published Fri, 06 Oct 2006 05:50:12 GMT

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PeggySue · 10-07-2006, 03:45 AM

I read this article and I do think trans fat is bad... but so are so many other things... a person needs to make choices about what goes into your mouth... its very hard... I am one of thoes people who hardly ever ate chips, doritios and such, I wasnt in to salt.. just pastries.. trans fat there.. but I DO NOt want the government telling me what I can eat in my food, thats my choice! Peggy

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PeggySue Guru In Training Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fargo, North Dakota Posts: 309 Please Enter Height:	I read this article and I do think trans fat is bad... but so are so many other things... a person needs to make choices about what goes into your mouth... its very hard... I am one of thoes people who hardly ever ate chips, doritios and such, I wasnt in to salt.. just pastries.. trans fat there.. but I DO NOt want the government telling me what I can eat in my food, thats my choice! Peggy __________________ Peggy Be who you are and say what you feel Because those who mind , don't matter And those who matter ...don't mind... Dr. Seuss

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