Hmmmm

Maybe it's old news, but it's still interesting to see what government looks like when people become a little bit more health conscious. I found the following while perusing several MP's websites, this is from Svend Robinson's:

PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ELIMINATION OF TRANSFATS

To the House of Commons in Parliament Assembled

WE, the undersigned residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House to the
following:

THAT trans fats (also known as trans fatty acids or hydrogenated vegetable oils)
are deadly, manufactured fats which cause obesity, heart disease and diabetes, all
of which are on the rise in Canada;
THAT trans fats raise levels of ‘bad cholesterol’ in the body, and prevent ‘good cholesterol’ from clearing the circulatory system;
THAT just one gram of trans fats per day can increase the risk of heart disease by 20%;
THAT the recommended daily intake of trans fats is zero;
THAT fast foods and prepared foods are high in trans fats;
THAT many baby foods contain trans fats;
THAT Canadians eat an average of 10 grams of trans fats per day.
THEREFORE, your petitioners call upon Parliament to eliminate trans fats from Canada’s food supply.


It's not a bad idea in theory, though I'm not sure how it would be put into practice. It's just one of those things that makes you go hmmmm (and I wondered if my tax dollars were being put to good use, silly me).