Banning Trans Fats?

[grocery_mony 9]

The province I live in announced this week that they will eliminate all trans fats sold in restraunts by 2010. I am personnally disgusted with this decision. I am all for labeling such foods but to outright ban them is too big brotherish. I find extremely hypocritical that the same government makes more than $2 a pack in tax on cigarettes a product that it is proven that half its users die a slow painful death and are extremely addictive. For christ sakes we are adults and can make are own decsions on what we eat. Though I dont eat at KFC people I know who do say that when they eliminated trans fats the taste of the product suffered. Even if they wanted to put some sort of tax on trans fat I wt would be better than saying you cant have them at all. Sorry for venting but I like me some trans fats.Edit: I am a retard, someone please move this to OT.

[HollywoodAFD 0]

The province I live in announced this week that they will eliminate all trans fats sold in restraunts by 2010. I am personnally disgusted with this decision. I am all for labeling such foods but to outright ban them is too big brotherish. I find extremely hypocritical that the same government makes more than $2 a pack in tax on cigarettes a product that it is proven that half its users die a slow painful death and are extremely addictive. For christ sakes we are adults and can make are own decsions on what we eat. Though I dont eat at KFC people I know who do say that when they eliminated trans fats the taste of the product suffered. Even if they wanted to put some sort of tax on trans fat I wt would be better than saying you cant have them at all. Sorry for venting but I like me some trans fats.Edit: I am a retard, someone please move this to OT.

wow

[MrJohn 0]

Though I dont eat at KFC

You're missing out on their coleslaw and gravy/poutine. Mmmm. Their hot wings are tasty as well.

[kkot 0]

The province I live in

Please don't say Manitoba, please don't say Manitoba!

[ROACHBABY 0]

I am a retard

QFT!!!

[finztotheleft 0]

New York City and Boston seem to be doing okay without transfats. There are still plenty of other yummy fatty foods around.

[Balloon guy 158]

But you have free healthcare?

[terradawg 0]

yeah, that's terrible. your government is trying to help you. how awful. move this to bad beats...

[MyPlayIsRAB 0]

fwiw its all of canada not just newbish donklumbia

[Balloon guy 158]

Hopefully they will get around to helping you not piss away your money online playing poker.Then they will help you not to break your legs skiing by shutting down the lifts.Then they will go to work on your other sports.But hey, they are here to help protect you from yourself.

[grocery_mony 9]

yeah, that's terrible. your government is trying to help you. how awful. move this to bad beats...

Makes no sense to sell cigarettes then but they do. Makes no sense to sell liqour then but they do. Makes no sense to sell many of the pharmemeuciticals but they do. My guess is in long run more peoples life will be cut short from pollution from carbons but they will never try and take are cars away. But if I want a burger and fries that taste good every once and awhile no I cant because it might kill me 40 years down the road.

[speedz99 145]

There was a good King of the Hill about this a few weeks ago.

[grocery_mony 9]

There was a good King of the Hill about this a few weeks ago.

I saw that then this week they announce this BS. Maybe I should open a modern day speak easy for fattys

[LongLiveYorke 38]

I haven't noticed even the slightest difference in NYC. I understand if you have a theoretical reason to be against it, but practically it will make no difference.

[grocery_mony 9]

I haven't noticed even the slightest difference in NYC. I understand if you have a theoretical reason to be against it, but practically it will make no difference.

Do you eat types of foods that were effected(had to change the recipes, ect). My understanding is there is pretty much no getting around trans fats when it comes to some pastrys. I also heard McDonalds cant find a recipe that works for there fries. Have you eaten there since the ban?

[LongLiveYorke 38]

Do you eat types of foods that were effected(had to change the recipes, ect). My understanding is there is pretty much no getting around trans fats when it comes to some pastrys. I also heard McDonalds cant find a recipe that works for there fries. Have you eaten there since the ban?

I eat at McD's but I don't get the fries because they're so darn unhealthy. Hope that helps, though I know it doesn't.

[GWCGWC 83]

I find extremely hypocritical that the same government makes more than $2 a pack in tax on cigarettes a product that it is proven that half its users die a slow painful death and are extremely addictive.That can't be true, can it? A smoker has a 50% chance of not contracting cancer/emphysema? It's gotta be much higher than that, yes? Someone help me out here.

[grocery_mony 9]

I find extremely hypocritical that the same government makes more than $2 a pack in tax on cigarettes a product that it is proven that half its users die a slow painful death and are extremely addictive.That can't be true, can it? A smoker has a 50% chance of not contracting cancer/emphysema? It's gotta be much higher than that, yes? Someone help me out here.

The warning labels on cigarettes up here state that 50% of smokers die from smoking related illnesses.

[Spademan 94]

Speedz, you've seen a King of the Hill episode that relates to everything. Weird. As to this topic, I don't know whether I agree with the OP, or whether I think people are so stupid as to need people telling them what to do, or whether I am indifferent altogether. I'll pick one of those options at random if I'm forced to make a play on the subject later.

[speedz99 145]

I find extremely hypocritical that the same government makes more than $2 a pack in tax on cigarettes a product that it is proven that half its users die a slow painful death and are extremely addictive.That can't be true, can it? A smoker has a 50% chance of not contracting cancer/emphysema? It's gotta be much higher than that, yes? Someone help me out here.

http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/12463.cfmI did the test...a 60 year old that has been smoking 20 cigarettes a day for 40 years has a 6% chance of developing lung cancer in the next ten years. I know lung cancer is just one of the possible killers that can be partially caused by smoking, but if it's that low of a percentage it can't be even close to 50% overall.Not that anyone should take a 6% chance.

[speedz99 145]

Speedz, you've seen a King of the Hill episode that relates to everything.

It just that good of a show.

The warning labels on cigarettes up here state that 50% of smokers die from smoking related illnesses.

I guess I was wrong.

[Vinnie_Terranova 5]

As to this topic, I don't know whether I agree with the OP, or whether I think people are so stupid as to need people telling them what to do, or whether I am indifferent altogether. I'll pick one of those options at random if I'm forced to make a play on the subject later.

This is almost exactly how I feel. Except I could never have said it so efficiently.

[GWCGWC 83]

The warning labels on cigarettes up here state that 50% of smokers die from smoking related illnesses.

You all have some pretty pics on your cigarette packs too.

http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/12463.cfmI did the test...a 60 year old that has been smoking 20 cigarettes a day for 40 years has a 6% chance of developing lung cancer in the next ten years. I know lung cancer is just one of the possible killers that can be partially caused by smoking, but if it's that low of a percentage it can't be even close to 50% overall.Not that anyone should take a 6% chance.

There's nothing good about smoking but pretty much everyone gets some kind of cancer if they live long enough. I obviously pulled that statement out of my cancer ridden colon. 6% of smokers get lung cancer? Again, I would expect that to be much higher.

[speedz99 145]

6% of smokers get lung cancer? Again, I would expect that to be much higher.

If it was that much higher there would be entire hospitals dedicated to nothing else.

[El Guapo 10]

A few years ago McD's was cooking there fries in animal fat. When vegetarians freaked out, they switched and they fries tasted a bit different.Not really sure how that applies, but this thread made me think of this.