Campaigning for a ban on trans fats
Trans Fats – what is it all about?
Do you eat a healthy diet? You may think you are eating well – avoiding foods rich in saturated fats, cutting back on salt and sugar, and eating your daily quota of fresh fruit and veg. But without knowing it you could be consuming dangerous amounts of the worst fats of all – the ‘trans fats’ found in hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO). HVO finds its way into thousands of everyday foods – including many with a ‘healthy’ image, such as cereal bars, low-fat biscuits and vegetarian burgers. Medical research indicates that these ‘trans fats’ are far worse for health than the saturated fats that doctors tell us to avoid: they raise LDL or ‘bad cholesterol’, while lowering HDL or ‘good cholesterol’. They help gum up our arteries with fatty deposits. They have been identified as a significant cause of cardiovascular disease. Research taking place over more than a decade at the US Universities shows that trans fats have “many adverse effects in health areas such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, immunity, reproduction and lactation, and obesity.” In the UK there are no rules or laws about the labelling of food. We want a ban and proper labelling on our food so we can make informed choices.
We are having a meeting on Monday 7th September at 11.30 am. Our guest speakers are:
Dr.Richard Simpson MSP
Dr.Simpson is proposing a Members Bill to the Scottish Parliament for the banning of Trans Fats from our food.
We support his campaign!! (see BBC article – here)
Professor Mike Lean
Dept of Human Nutrition Glasgow University
Professor Lean is an expert on Human Nutrition and supports the ban on Trans Fats
Don’t forget to sign our petition! Download a copy here – petition-2
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