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NYC Banning Trans Fats?? Who CARES

The latest nutritional bad guy on the block (as you probably know) is trans fats. Trans fats are unsaturated fats that structurally function sort of like saturated fats – just with none of the good effects of saturated fat.

…Wait did I say good effects of saturated fat? Yes. Granted Saturated fat does increase LDL cholesterol (the “bad cholesterol”) but it also increases HDL cholesterol (the “good cholesterol”). Ironically, new research is showing that if you reduce your carbohydrate intake (not eliminate, just reduce) that saturated fat isn’t as bad for you – but I digress.

Trans fat is different from saturated fat in that it increases LDL cholesterol but doesn’t increase HDL cholesterol. It does a whole slew of other bad stuff as well (increasing inflammation, etc). Scientists have created equations that show if we reduce trans fat intake by X then we will reduce deaths from heart disease by Y.

Because of this potential (note I said potential) public health benefit trans fat has become a political issue and places like NYC are banning trans fat. Stupid idea.

We originally started using trans fat in an attempt to reduce saturated fat. If we remove trans fat then we are going to end up just using more saturated fat again. Food scientists are working hard to find a non-saturated, non-trans fat alternative but one hasn’t been developed that pleases the sophisticated average American pallet (read with heavy sarcasm).

Don’t believe me? Below is from a NYT article about uber nutritionist David Kritchevsky

Last year he described the New York City health department’s request that restaurants stop using trans fats, found in commercially baked and fried foods, as a “panic du jour.” He suggested that the effort could lead to a wider use of saturated fats as a substitute, with no lessening of the health risks.

This is my idea.

STOP EATING COMMERCIALLY BAKED AND FRIED FOODS.

Don’t you think it is strange concept to spend tons of money to make unhealthy food a little less unhealthy? This is the new trend with food in American. This waste of time can also been see with KFC’s new marketing campaign where they brag about not having trans fats. As if removing trans fat now makes deep fried, double breaded chicken thighs healthy – It doesn’t.

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