Nutrition - Ban the Trans
Like several other municipalities across the country, the Philadelphia City Council has voted to ban restaurants and other food vendors from using products that contain trans fats. The questions is: what are trans fats and why are they bad for you? For that we turn to the experts:
Here’s some great information from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that not only explains what a trans fat is, but also tells you to find out if there are trans fats in the food you eat:
The Mayo Clinic explains how trans fats affect your overall blood cholesterol:
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has put together a tip sheet on how to choose cooking fats and oils that don’t contain trans fats:
For more information, check out the resources listed in PhillyHealthInfo.org’s Nutrition section:
Dr. Brian McDonough has the latest research on trans fats in Health Talk from FOX 29: