A Slow Form of Poison

That is what a publication called trans fats, the oil that is made of mostly vegetables. The city of New York had made its ban official and the acceptance was mixed. Some have said the city steps over its authorities when it
bans a food item that is approved by the FDA, while others say it is not any business of the city to tell the dwellers what to put in their stomach. Others have voiced their support by saying there is no difference with the ban of smoking from restaurants because of its hazard on health. The trans fats also have a similar effect on the heart where they clog the artery in the long run and could cause heart failure. At the same time people have to be worried about what goes into their food since they will be up in arms if any kind of poison finds its way into their food and the first ones to be blamed are the authorities. The only difference is trans fats would not kill immediately, but it will defiantly shorten an otherwise longer life span, for not eliminating it from the daily food. The restaurants have up to July 2007 to comply and on top of that they will be given another year to fully comply without facing any charge.

However, the question is how about in the homes where people also eat regularly, even if in New York it seems it is the other way round as most people choose to eat out, mostly out of choice, because of hectic schedules. If this is taken into consideration, the trans fats should not be produced in the first place and there will have to be plenty of alternative products in the marketplace.