If New York City is willing to ban trans fat, then they should also ban corn syrup (especially high-fructose corn syrup).
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LordTureis
on February 21, 2007
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The public should be able to decide on what food it wants to eat. We don't need the government to hold our hand in the grocery store.
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New York City should not meddle in the food industry by banning anything.I'm with LinuxTX
That wasn't the claim. Please re-read it.
I actually agree with you. New York City is very _very_ much overstepping their bounds.
However, they have still gone ahead and started to regulate trans fat.
Perhaps my question could be rephrased as: 'what is worse: trans fat or corn syrup?' It isn't quite the same thing, but it is similar enough.
I agree with LordTureis.
I disagree with them regulating trans-fat, but corn syrup (high-fructose specially) is even worse. They put that in -everything- now days as a sugar substitute.
LinuxTX said...
"The public should be able to decide on what food it wants to eat. We don't need the government to hold our hand in the grocery store."
I fully disagree with this. I do not believe the general public is informed or intelligent enough to make their own decisions.
I don't think that any of it should be banned. A person who can't make their own bad decisions isn't an adult. But I also believe heroin and speed shouldn't be banned.
These regulations apply to restaurants, not grocery stores.
Maybe not ban either but like smoking the effects should be clearly stated on the packaging -- i.e. "eating this greatly increases risks of heart attacks". You can't stop people from eating anything but you might as well be clear about the consequences.
Im not pro alcohol or drugs
but Look how prohibition worked
what concern has the goverment on people what people eat
I can see health standards as eating something with rat poo on it doesnt sound appetising but going as far as saying you cant have this because its bad for you will have much opposition
Corn Syrup is very different than HFCS High Fructose Corn Syrup BTW. Anyway.......
I do agree that HFCS is as much a poison as hydrogenated oils ( trans fats )
New York City is totally off it's rocker, a government should not legislate what people can eat or what they can say.
That said, sure if you ban trans fat, ban corn syrup, donuts, bacon, smoking, driving, walking... I think we are all boiling frogs...