MontanaHatchet on 15 November 2013
The obesity crisis is something that needs to be addressed in the United States, but I don't believe some cherry picking nanny state will be able to solve it. What's the point of banning trans fats if 80-90% of the food in your average American grocery store is unhealthy junk? What's the point of taking these small measures if our very culture is based in unhealthy eating habits?
There has been an exponential rise in obesity rates in nearly all western nations over the last several decades. Let's look back to find the original root of the problem and address that rather than taking small steps like this. Yes, trans fats are damaging, but the average obese American isn't so much better off without them.
