Anyone else watch The Biggest Loser?

Valhallen: No McDonalds or Hooters for me today or anyday. Pardon mois Madame Papillion. I am completely in agreement with you. I think we are all like minded in the fact that masters swimming isn't just a sport...but a lifestyle in which we exemplify good behavior for our children and those around us.

Biggest loser? Geek in January at Charlotte. Just two words for you: Shock and awe, buddy. Wow! Gull is a witty fellow today!

I understand now, if we allow government to ban adding trans fats to foods today, we risk that they will ban selling crack in retail stores tomorrow.

I understand now, if we allow government to ban adding trans fats to foods today, we risk that they will ban selling crack in retail stores tomorrow. Crack is already banned. However, it does open the door for banning other things that are dangerous to one's health.

Crack is already banned. However, it does open the door for banning other things that are dangerous to one's health. I believe the above quote makes my point.

No but we risk them banning anything that is potentially fatal - cars, pools ... the question is where does their power stop? At the point where they try to ban things that people value enough to vote them out of office?

At the point where they try to ban things that people value enough to vote them out of office? yes, but a lot of stupid people vote

The gov't has more pressing issues now, like why little kids in California are forced to swim outdoors in December for swim meets. Amen to that!

It would be interesting to know what percentage of people who die from CHD "want to die", I am working on the assumption that it isn't that high a percentage. I agree. No one who dies from CHD "wants to die." They just refuse to change their behavior so that they "won't die." Sometimes, and I'm only saying sometimes because I know people who have changed their lives, these folks won't even change their behavior after they are diagnosed. They prefer to keep eating what they're eating or doing what they're doing. Or sitting on the coach. Do you know how many people are diagnosed with cancer, want to live, and still keep right on smoking? So maybe banning TFs will make some small headway on all this, but is it really "significant?" As for those left behind, I agree that is very sad. Parents should be better role models.

Got this off a healt web site - health castle. So we're not out of the woods with the banning of Trans Fats "Saturated Fat - Palm Oil is the source Many packaged cookies now boast that they contain 0 g of trans fat. However this comes with a sacrifice. In order to minimize or eliminate the use of trans-fat laden partially hydrogenated oil, some food manufacturers replace it with saturated-fat laden palm oil and palm kernel oil. Numerous health authorities have warned against the use of palm oil in packaged foods. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute warned that "a high content of saturated fat... found in ..... palm kernel oil, palm oil, coconut oil and cocoa butter" put people at risk for having heart attack or stroke. Indeed, the World Health Organization had also warned that there is "convincing evidence" that palmitic acid increases the risk of heart disease. Alternatives to Palm Oil? Oils with lower levels of saturated fat and higher levels of polyunsaturated fat are healthier alternatives. The Centre for Science in the Public Interest suggested manufacturers to use non-hydrogenated soy, canola, corn and peanut oils as well as more stable oils such as high-oleic sunflower or canola oil or low-linolenic soybean oil. What Packaged Foods contain Palm Oil? Palm oil is mostly found in following food categories: cookies crackers graham cracker pie crust microwave popcorn"