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Do you eat foods that are good for your mouth or good for your body?

Jacruz25 @Jacruz25 (1124) • Philippines 22 Sep 11

I prefer eating (clean) foods that contains a lot of nutrients even if it taste bad as long as my body benefits from it. Of course most of us want foods that taste good but what if the food that taste good contains lots of bad...

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Frying with Coconut Oil

lumenmom @lumenmom (1986) • United States 3 Jun 11

I know Coconut oil is good for you, ut is it okay to fry with or does it produce trans fats like other oils?

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Restaurants to be fined $1,000 for using trans fat in California

jahernandezrivas @jahernandezrivas (11287) • United States 2 Jan 10

Do you agree with what is happening or do you think it takes away the restaurant people's rights to serve whatever they want? http://topnews.us/content/29471-restaurants-be-fined-1000-using-trans-fat

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Trans Fat...Ought to be Banned!

Jellen @Jellen (1852) • United States 10 Feb 09

If trans fat isn't all that good for us, why do so many products continue to use trans fat as an ingredient? Why hasn't it been outlawed? Why haven't all such products been boycotted? Do you avoid products with trans fat or do you...

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Boston health regulators pass trans fat ban. What is trans fat anyway?

ctrymuziklvr @ctrymuziklvr (11057) • United States 14 Mar 08

Of course I've heard a lot about trans fat but I could never figure out what the heck it is! This morning I read an article online that says Boston is banning it. I'm sure it's a good thing to do but I'm wondering how something...

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everyone is now talking about the trans fat....

ashanti1967 @ashanti1967 (191) • United States 5 May 07

everyone is now talking about the trans fat issue..restaurants are now in on it ..is this a fad or phase? or is this for the health conscious? also, is anyone worried that this tyupe of trans fat transition may change the flavor...

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Do you think less trans fat makes the food healthier?

navinshan @navinshan (3933) • Canada 18 Apr 07

I think that trans fat foods are paticularly dangerous to our health, and chain restaurants are struggling to get it off the menu after New York City and Philadelphia required restaurants to phase it out by next year. Bills to...

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Transfat

CatEyes @CatEyes (2448) • United States 5 Feb 07

What do you guys think of the new no trans fat ban in restaurants and stores? I read in prevention that even though the label says 0 trans fat, by the regulations they could have up to .5 g of it in their product PER serving. A...

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Did you stop eating oreos when you knew about the trans fat?

the_dreamer2005 @the_dreamer2005 (1175) • United States 31 Jan 07

I remember back a while that others were talking to take oreos off of the markets. Many claimed that the trans fat in oreos were very unhealthy. Since the report, have you stopped or eaten less oreos?

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Control over trans fats?

bonbon50 @bonbon50 (659) • United States 28 Jan 07

There's a lot of buzz lately about trans fats and even some laws being put into effect that certain restaurants or food manufacturers look for an alternative to trans fat. Do you think we're going too far with this? Do you feel as...

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Should governments be banning trans fats?

bonbon664 @bonbon664 (3466) • Canada 22 Jan 07

This is happening in a lot of cities around the world. Cities are banning trans fats in all restaurants. We all know they're bad for us, but, there's lots of things that are bad. If the governments that were banning trans fats...

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NY City Trans Fat Ban

Itallie @Itallie (65) • Italy 12 Jan 07

How do you feel about the fact that NY City has banned trans fat in restaurants? I think this law is a violation of the constitution. Why can't people just be responsible for themselves instead of the government deciding what is...

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Do you check trans fat?

mythmoh @mythmoh (3984) • United States 13 Dec 06

Whenever you are buying any food itmes or snacks will you check the trans fat?.there should not be transfat as it is the cause for cholesterol and heart disease.I even check the sell by date.Because some items are will be sold...

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Trans Fat

paradise456 @paradise456 (82) • United States 10 Dec 06

Trans fat is what is found in the grease being currently being used in restaurants. Trans fat is what causes heart attacks and strokes. What are your thoughts on New York becoming the first city to ban trans fat in restaurants. I...

New York Trans Fat Ban

emarie @emarie (5440) • United States 6 Dec 06

I just saw this on the news. it seems interesting. What do you think about it? and how would you feel about the ban coming into your area? ...here's a link to an article, because i don't want to post them...

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Trans Fats: Do you care?

ChewySpree @ChewySpree (1832) • United States 9 Nov 06

With all the hype and negativity about the dangers of eating foods containing Trans Fats, have you changed the way you shop for groceries and/or eat out? I admit, I have started to pay more attention to the foods I buy at the...

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