New York City Bans Trans Fats
December 6, 2006 by Lei
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Put down those onion rings! You could be eating a banned substance – TRANS FATS.
It’s official. New York City has banned the use of trans fats at restaurants. If you don’t already know (and you should), trans fatty acids are believed to increase LDL (bad) cholesterol and decrease HDL (good) cholesterol. This imbalance increases the risk of clogged arteries and other symptoms of cardiovascular disease.
David Letterman has the solution for you trans fatty acid addicts:
I feel like every day I’m paying the price. Do you kind of feel that way, you’re paying the price of being alive today? Listen to this, you’re not going to believe what happened. Arby’s, the roast beef people, they’re going to remove the trans fat from all their products. You go to Arby’s now, you can’t get any sandwich with a trans fat. So here’s what I do: I always take along my own little bottle of trans fat.
Get your can of trans fats here! Just $2.55 a pop.
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