Trans fats or partially hydrogenated oils are an unhealthy ingredient in almost all foods that causes obesity and heart disease. they are in almost all foods you eat from fried chicken to cake to potato chips. They are already banned in several cities and its making them healthier .The FDA has made steps to warn people of the danger and the next step needs to be a total ban.Trans fats should be banned for three main reasons: they are the leading cause of heart disease which is the leading cause of death in adult americans, they can be switched to healthier substitutes, and they are in almost all foods. the hidden killer
Eating a lot of trans fats will dramatically increase the chances of getting heart disease. Aaron Carroll a professor of pediatrics at the indiana university school of medicine says “Trans fats are amazingly bad for you. By the 1990s, evidence was building that trans fats carried a significant risk for increasing coronary heart disease”
Trans fats also increase people’s level of lipoprotein(a) and triglycerides, both of which are thought to be associated with cardiovascular disease.
(CNN good bye and good riddance by Aaron Carroll)
The centers for Disease Control and
Prevention say that removing trans
fats from the diets of americans
could prevent about 20,000 heart
attacks a year and
7,000 deaths from cardiovascular disease. 27,000 people at risk of dying because of
something they've eaten their whole lives, even if they didn’t want to. However there is progress, in 2006 the FDA started mandating that food labels start listing the amount of trans fats in the food so the consumer is aware of the hazard. Food companies have found a way to mislead their customers though. They are allowed to round t...
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... of heart disease which is the leading cause of death for adult Americans, they can be switched to healthier substitutes, and they are in almost all foods. Most people know that trans fats are bad for them, but don’t know how many they actually eat and how it could affect them in the future. It’s time people wake up and realize what they are eating, and more importantly stand up to the food companies that want to continue using trans fats.
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Bouchez, Colette. "Finding the Best Trans Fat Alternatives." Webmd. N.p., Jan.-Feb. 2014. Web. 27 Jan. 2014.
Carroll, Aaron. "Goodbye and Good Riddance." CNN. N.p., 18 Nov. 2013. Web. 10 Jan. 2013.
In addition, the fast food industry’s main goal is to produce profit, and advertisements for unhealthy nutrition options flood schools, television, billboards, and multitudes of other outputs, all places where young children can view endorsements for fast food. Drawing a parallel between fast food and tobacco, Fed Up claims that soda resembles the cigarettes of the 21st century and that both of these toxins present many future health implications. While continuing to discuss long term effects of unhealthy food and eating habits, various scientific researchers and individuals share that up to “40% of non-obese people have metabolic diseases” (Fed Up). While not everyone may appear overweight or obese, they may have diabetes, heart related problems, high blood pressure, and/or numerous other health concerns. Overall, Stephanie Soechtig’s Fed Up discusses the issues of obesity and how private provide and special interests place themselves above public
A testimonial appeal stemming from the article, was taken up by Denmark, who, in 2011 said that “any foods high in saturated fat” were to be taxed, and this was passed into law. A secondary testimonial came from the United Nations, which declared that heart disease and “uncatchable” diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, etc. pose a greater risk now than ever before. Another testimonial taken from the text was this: “Western diet is now dominated by “low-cost, highly-proc...
information on the back of the item is rather than the label on the front that reads, ‘reduced fat’. Buyers are unaware of the added sugar disguised behind ‘reduced fat’ and any word ending in ‘-ose’ in the ingredients. The food companies only care about the money made off of their products. Therefore, they reduce one thing, such as fat, to attract the consumer and add more of another, such as sugar, to retain the regular taste. Across the United States, people are
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According to the Change4Life website, statistics suggest that 9 out of 10 children in today’s societies grow up with a large amounts of dangerous fat in their bodies, this can lead them to life-threatening diseases which can be cancer, obesity and also heart diseases.
Harvard School of Public Health “Shining the spotlight on trans fats.” Harvard Nutrition source, n.d.
Scientists claim that the consumption of fast food leads to rapid weight gain, heart attacks, diabetes, reduced immunity, irreversible changes in the liver, raising the level of cholesterol in the blood. The fat contained in fast food, mainly consists of saturated fatty acids, which are deposited on the walls of blood vessels.
Consumers are now watching what they eat, and want to avoid products that contain ingredients that have become deemed as fattening.
More and More people are becoming concerned about what they eat, especially if they consume food products that are manufactured in food industries. However, it is hard to know what exactly you are consuming if food industries provide false nutrition content and mislead consumers by placing false advertisements on the packaging. When a company produces a product that contains misleading label, consumers are not receiving complete information about the food they are eating which could lead to health issues including allergies and problems with diabetes.
Associations like the AMA are focusing on using these different treatments on people who are already struggling with obesity. These supporters who say obesity is a disease are only considering the people that already have the “disease”. They are not as concerned for the increasing numbers of obesity rates meaning they are not planning to do much for obesity prevention. Research has claimed that the fast food industry has spent $4.9 billion on advertising. The targets of these advertisements are usually young children. It is too easy for someone to go through a drive-thru and pick up high calorie meals with many fat grams for the whole family. Not to mention that there are always fast food restaurants around the corner waiting to treat you and your family. In the past, people had to usually prepare their food and most of it was naturally grown and picked. Note that this is when obesity rates were as low as 12%-15%, depending on the state. Today, Americans have spent an estimate of $117 billion yearly on fast food overall which can directly relate to the increased obesity rates in the last decade. The choice to eat out is one that almost every American has to make each day and many follow through with it. The fast food industry is a big support in obesity and doesn’t realize the effect it has on people when
Control fats! “Bad fats” such as the trans-fats found in most takeaway meals, processed foods, margarines, biscuits, and snack & fried foods should be avoided. These increase the risk of heart, stroke, and other “killer” diseases. “Good fats” include mono-unsaturated fats as found in nuts, walnuts, avocados, seeds, fatty fish and flaxseed, and hence strongly recommended.
Saturated fats come from animal sources like steak, hamburger and pork. Unsaturated fats are derived from plants. There are also trans fats that are considered poison for the body. They raise the bad cholesterol in your body, and should never be included in a healthy diet. There are also fatty acids like omega-3 and omega-6 that are good for a healthy body.
National Heart Foundation of Australia. (2009). Q&A: Dietary fats, dietary cholesterol and heart health. Retrieved from http://www.heartfoundation.org.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/Dietary-Fats-Dietary-Cholesterol-and-Heart-Health.pdf