Hydrogenated Fat Vs Trans Fats

Most people say that the government’s role, in our diets, is the key for a healthier life. While others may argue that it is freedom of choice to eat whatever we want. However depending on the point of view, the government’s role in shaping what we consume is either a compulsory intervention or a blatant interference on American free will. Even though we hear a good argument on the government controlling our diets, most research show that the involvement of the government on our diets has shown little to no results.

In order to change the way the United States food system is operating at the moment, a change needs to be made in the education that people are receiving about the way their food is produced, manufactured, distributed and consumed. The U.S. food system has become increasingly reliant on mass production factories and multinational retail corporations while local farms and family owned food markets diminish. Economies of scale and opportunity costs represent barriers to change of the current food system because of the many different paths available, each creating different outcomes for consumers, sellers, large corporations and small farms, determining their profit, prices, capital and value. Educating the American people about the benefits of local food production and the downsides of large scale food production, such as nutritional value, disease and safety concerns, and economic advantages, will help to move our food system from “point A” to “point B”.

Remember when the tobacco industry was on trial and being held accountable for their illicit marketing and targeting tactics to further profits all the while denying any health issues associated? America has a similar issue but not as illuminated as the tobacco industry resulting in the surgeon general’s warning. This issue is free to market to children, free to market wherever profits are foreseeable, and free to label products to become more appealing. This issue is the ever growing food industry. Kind of taboo to blame food for the severe and skyrocketing obesity rate in America right? Have you ever checked your labels? Know what’s really in your food? Looked at and researched health programs controlled by politicians and bought and paid for health officials? The American food industry needs to have government regulation to prevent further obesity and malnutrition that is devastating our public health on a national scale.

The production and consumption of food has had an impact in Americans. According to a "The Washington Post" article, How a national food policy could save millions of American lives, the food industry affects Americans in economic, health and environmental aspects. This problem has not been resolved by the government. Government representatives and officials have spoken about ways to fix it but they have not come to an agreed solution for the damages caused by the food system. Some of the damages are income inequality, obesity, climate change, greenhouse gas emission, diabetes, other chronic diseases, and more. The American government is in conflict. They acknowledge the problems and say they will do something about it, but truly, they

Schlosser says about 100,000 of us get sick each year from bacteria in beef. And that says these animals we eat are what they eat. Despite fears of "mad cow" disease, federal law says it's still okay to feed them such food as dead pigs, dead horses, dead poultry and poultry waste.

After watching the Food Inc. documentary I now look at our nation’s food industry differently. As a consumer I feel that there are many things being hidden from us. Nowadays the top four companies for meat control about eighty percent of the market. There’s only about three or four companies controlling everything and they are more powerful than ever. A majority of these companies are putting profit over consumer’s health. They are not considerate about the health and safety of the food produced or about the animals being raised. We have bigger and better food now but we have also have obesity, and diabetes problems and many other health related deficiencies that use to not be as big of an issue back then.

When dealing with food, Americans are forced to put their trust into the food industry. Although, there has been an increase of awareness, not enough, on how the industry grows food, processes, and what Americans consume. The United States is riddled with food industry immorality, obesity, and inadequate nutrition education. The government should have more control of the food industry, beyond the mandating of Nutrition Facts labels. In order to enhance the life quality of Americans, the government should partake in a more significant role with food industry regulation.

Trans fatty acids is a kind of unsaturated fatty acid, and it is called trans-fat when it is combined with glycerin. Trans-fats are divided two kinds that are Naturally-occurring trans-fats and artificial trans-fats. Artificial trans-fats are made when hydrogen is added to vegetable oils. In November 2013, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that it is not safety when people use partially hydrogenated oils in food.

Regulating what the government should control and what they should not was one of the main arguments our founding fathers had to deal with when creating our nation, and to this day this regulation is one of the biggest issues in society. Yet, I doubt our founding fathers thought about the idea that the food industry could one day somewhat control our government, which is what we are now facing. Marion Nestles’ arguments in the book Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health deal with how large food companies and government intertwine with one another. She uses many logical appeals and credible sources to make the audience understand the problem with this intermingling. In The Politics of Food author Geoffrey

For centuries food has been a part of daily life. Food is needed to thrive, survive and function properly. The earliest inhabitants of the world knew this concept and obtained for their food by planting gardens and hunting animals. As time passed different ways to create, package and send food has been created through factories and farms across the United States. What many people do not know is what goes on behind the scenes with their food in these places. The mystery remained yet, health disadvantages such as diabetes, obesity, cancer, ecoli, and salmonella poisoning started appearing more frequently in the United States. The Food and Drug Administration actively began scrutinizing the additives injected or placed into meats, poultry, fruits, vegetables, and other processed meals- what Americans accepted as “normal” food. Therefore, approximately 8 years ago the federal government began to

In the article “Study Questions Fat and Heart Disease Link” by Anahad O'Connor in the New York Times research was conducted to determine if saturated foods actually had a negative effect on the human body. For years, it was believed that saturated fats cause many problems to people. Health officials promote that saturated fats are unhealthy and cause problems like cholesterol, heart disease, and even obesity. Saturated fats are believed to have many calories and lipoproteins in it. Recent studies published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine1 proved that saturated fats are not different that unsaturated fats and the chances of a person having heart disease, cholesterol, or obesity are the same if a person has a saturated diet or unsaturated

Fat is a very vital nutrient we need in our bodies, one we cannot live without. With that being said there are good fats and bad fats. Trans fats being one of the worst. This type of fat hides in all different kinds of foods we eat today from cookies, pizzas, to popcorn. “Eating trans-fat raises the level of low-density lipoprotein (LDL or "bad") cholesterol in the blood. An elevated LDL blood cholesterol level can increase your risk of developing cardiovascular disease.” So fortunately for us the FDA has finally took action that will significantly reduce the use Trans fats in the food supply.

Now, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) controls the quality of food. FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation. Other big change is that government controls and regulates big business. Those businesses have to report their income and follow governments rule to keep their productions. Other example is the rights and benefits that employees have in any job. The minimum salaries are established by the government, and if the employee have an accident or is discriminated, would receive compensation from the company that he/she is working

As many of us are aware, food-induced disorders such as diabetes are outstanding in our society, and many government-authorised advertisements and programmes encourage healthy eating to curb the prevalence of these disorders and to lead our health to the right path. However what many of us are unaware of is that the production of the unhealthy foods that are linked to food-induced disorders is being subsidised by the government. More money is being dumped into the manufacture of junk food, making them more affordable and accessible to consumers than healthy foods. So while the government is attempting to prevent diseases like obesity, it is also financing them. Ironic, isn’t it? In fact, these subsidies are what have shaped the whole agribusiness, and ultimately the food we buy in food chains and supermarkets.

Prior attempts from utilitarianism to try to calculate and predict which decisions will yield the best results has obviously not worked. The result of the cost benefit analysis upon which governments have decided policies have proven to be inaccurate due to the existence of the food crisis. The wellness of its people is the fundamental duty of a government. If the government truly made decisions based solely on its duty to the people and withdrew itself from adverse and unnecessary politics, we would not find ourselves in this crisis. Large firms spend millions on lobbying to nurture and fuel their unethical practices. They also spurt out threats of laying off thousands of workers if their grasp on the market is not sustained. However, on the other hand, the subsidies continually received by these large firms are costing the people their