Anyone else watch The Biggest Loser?

I can just see the next big crime drama series on tv now; TFP- New York: follow the adventures of an elite group of police food scientists - the Trans-Fat Police. This week's episode sees the squad execute a series of search warrants on home garbage cans leading to the epic confrontation with a group of little-league moms serving TF contaminated hotdogs at a neighbourhood tournament. Will our heroes survive the awesome counterattack of the enraged Louisville-slugger wielding moms? Tune in and see!

Oreos are OK now: www.bantransfats.com/theoreocase.html That's good because I was really sweating oreo consumption while I was breathing in second hand smoke while tossing down a marguerita at my favorite restaurant last week.

You know why people love to watch The Biggest Loser show?....It is because it shows people taking responsibility for themselves and doing something constructive to change their habbits to improve the quality of their lives. WHAT A CONCEPT!!! :rolleyes: I am sick and tired of people always wanting to blame someone....anyone...else other than themselves for their problems, mistakes or misbehavior. It is very refreshing to see the people on the show working hard, being dedicated and changing their lives for the better. No, it isn't easy. I know cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, food....yada yada...are addicting and sometimes hard to kick. BUT come on. Take responsibility for your actions. Phew....I feel better.

I'm with you. Je deteste la meme chose aussi. As far as more tempting...perhaps Hooters. Valhallen: Donc vous êtes pourtant us autre Français sur ce forum? Les sirènes ne tentent pas parce que je suis femme et la nourriture il y a non bon. Essayer encore. Quelque vin peut-être? No McDonalds or Hooters for me today or anyday. Geek, last time I was in NC, people were smoking like chimneys in every restaurant I entered. What gives down there?

With an upside of 30,000 to 100,000 prevented premature deaths, what exactly is the downside that balances that? Is trans fat the sole source of those deaths. Are any of those folks already obese? Do they have other conditions caused solely by trans fat? Do they exercise? There are many things that cause more deaths than that - cars, for example, alcohol for example. The simple downside is that I don't need the government telling me what I can eat. I find The Biggest Loser to be very inspirational. Notice how they lose weight by making the right diet and exercise decisions. Seems they don't need the government making those decisions for them.

Of course, once you are past breeding age, Darwin isn't too concerned. Aw. c'mon, I like Darwin. Natural selection requires a diversified population group, which according to posters we have. Obviously, avoiding a known poison is a possible adaptation for pre-breeders and post-breeders. So if some of us are sentient beings and already know that TFs are bad, a bunch of us will avoid them naturally. So maybe natural selection will cull the big bad TFs all by itself over time. But if we affirmatively eradicate TFs and all that other stuff that's bad for us, what happens to Darwin? He's all gone. Geek can't smoke in NC. And they're teaching that other stuff in schools.

Hmm, removing trans fats will not solve every problem in the world, so saving a few tens of thousands of lives is clearly a waste of time. I question this logic. I think our difference of opinions is that you think it's acceptable for the government to tell me what I can and cannot eat. I prefer to leave decisions like that to the individual. There are many things that cause tens of thousands of deaths each year. Which are you willing to leave to elected officials to decide? No thanks, I have enough gov't in my life as is. Taking trans fat out of the hands of an obese population is like throwing a deck chair off the titanic.

I did a quick google search and in 2002 there were 3842 deaths due to drowning in the USA. And according to the CDC drowning is the seventh leading cause of unintentional injury deaths for all ages and the second leading cause of all injury deaths in children aged 1--14 years. Maybe we should ban pools as well.

I did a quick google search and in 2002 there were 3842 deaths due to drowning in the USA. And according to the CDC drowning is the seventh leading cause of unintentional injury deaths for all ages and the second leading cause of all injury deaths in children aged 1--14 years. Maybe we should ban pools as well. Using the same logic....Let's add automobiles- especially S.U.V.'s and trucks! They should be banned because they cause a lot of deaths. :dunno: I agree with Geek. I really think the government has enough power over our lives. There is a fine line between the government "helping take care" of us and taking over our individual freedoms. Yes, trans fats are bad for us. I have mixed emotions about the government stepping in and banning them and not alcohol and tobacco. Does that make sense to you? It all comes down to the almighty dollar and who has the most influence on the economy.

To make it even more explicit: there are things that have both costs and benefits, and there are things that don't appear to have any significant benefits while having significant costs. There are huge costs associated with this decision. First, food producers have to change their manufacturing processes. That is a direct cost. Second, it's a further erosion of our ability to choose what we do with our lives. And, what exactly is the benefit? We think fewer people will die but are we also going to eliminate the other things those people do that contribute to their deaths? Here are other leading causes of deaths in the same general numbers as those allegedly caused by trans fats - adverse reactions to prescription drugs and sexual behaviors. Who is up for banning sex and prescription drugs? Interestingly, there were no deaths due to marijuana, making smoking pot safer than swimming and eating a few sticks of margarine. So, ban margarine and swimming and legalize pot? Hmmm....