Anyone else watch The Biggest Loser?

From the reports I've heard there are no mobs of consumers in Denmark upset about lack of access to trans fats there. I'm not sure Denmark and the United States are really comparable. I think more Americans like their lard burgers and would be bloody well yelling about it if they were deprived of them. Me, I don't eat them, but I surely don't want the government telling me that I can't. I would also like to continue having sex and taking prescription drugs.

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. Precisely ... that's a slippery slope that can lead to major infringements on rights ... and right to dictatorship ...

I'm all for making marijuana legal. The idea that the government can tell me I can't grow a plant is ridiculous. However, I don't think trans fats are the same at all. For one thing trans fats (the ones that are being banned) are not naturally occuring and they can be replaced by naturally occuring fats.

I think more Americans like their lard burgers and would be bloody well yelling about it if they were deprived of them. Lard doesn't contains trans fat, so they wouldn't be deprived of them.

Lard doesn't contains trans fat, so they wouldn't be deprived of them. I was just quoting Geek, Mr. Green thumb.:) Do Christmas cookies have trans fat cuz I'm about to go eat one?

Episode Two: Geek/SCYFreestyler/HHowland/Fortress convene and swoop to Washington and Canada in Tom Cruise's private jet, dumping vats of TF on the very thin, tofu-eating, marijuana-growing greenies. They reciprocate by hiring and sending some_girl/smart_girl to Denmark to bring back the Danish strongmen to break the knees of the anti-government lard-endorsers. Gull is called in by beeper to survey the Tonya Harding-like damage and collect forensic evidence, including evidence of mood-altering drugs. He fires all CSI personnel on the scene who smoke. Who will be charged and for what crime? Tune in next week .... Not bad Grinch. But, since I'm under the influence of sex and prescription drugs, I'll try my hand at creative writing. Episode three: Gull is sued for employment discrimination. When Geek is unavailable because he is hospitalized for excessive TF ingestion and overtraining, Gull hires the Grinch to bring a counter-claim alleging "truth as a defense" before Christmas. The other lawsuit between the thin greenies and the anti-government lards is stayed pending the FDA's fifteenth invesigation of TFs. The CPSC also gets involved to ensure that TFs are not hidden in the Easy Bake Oven products for children. Some_girl is brought up on conspiracy charges, but is so smart that she asks Fortress to find her a good criminal lawyer. There is no one on the forum that purports to have that job, so Fortress turns to ex-cop Peter Cruise in desperation. To be continued ....

Yeah, I know, but I guess my point is I don't see this as just an extension of the "I'm fat so I want to blame someone" phenomenon. This isn't just about people overeating the wrong things. It's about something added to food that can kill you and could easily be replaced by something safer.

Hmmm...maybe an Angus Burger and Onion Rings. Both perfectly easy to prepare with all natural ingredients and zero trans fats.

Pardon mois Madame Papillion. I am completely in agreement with you. Can't you see that I have given up le papillon because it is to hard on the shoulders? I am now a breaststroker. I think this may be my first day on the forum where I have actually read the words "I completely agree with you" a couple times. I may faint dead away before I even get my workout in.

Market forces should dictate the fate of trans fats. The growth of the organic industry is a prime example of this, although it still cracks me up to see fat people at the health food store. Maybe they will die of an overdose of tofu and we can ban that instead of trans fats. And, let's not be so tough on trans fats. After all, I was quite tubby last year when I tossed gull aside in the 500 free and I attribute that to trans fats. Now that I've dropped some weight, I'm fearful of the dire consequences of the lack of them in my blood. Fat and fit - the new American ideal!