NYC Passes Trans Fat Ban

MSNBC reports that the New York City Board of Health has voted to make New York the first city in the nation to ban artificial trans fats in restaurant food.

Wow!

Some may say this is goverment getting in the way with the free market and maybe it is. But the research is very solid (pun) in that trans-fat can raise harmful cholesterol and lower beneficial cholesterol in most people. The only upside to trans-fat is that it is cheap and allows food to sit around longer. So for me, this is more like disallowing restaurants to sell you poison and I welcome it!

Let's see what cities follow.