Eliminate Trans-Fats in Processed Foods

To:  U.S. Congress

The purpose of this petition is to get the Congress of the United States of America to ban the use of hydrogenated oil in food production and thereby take a giant step forward in removing trans-fats from the American diet.

Nearly 500,000 Americans die each year from coronary heart disease, 30,000 of which are premature. This is a marked increase in the disease over the last thirty years, and a major contributor is the use of hydrogenated oils used in commercially prepared foods. This man-made substance benefits the manufacturers’ bottom line because it gives products a longer shelf-life, but it kills those of us who consume it.

Hydrogenated oils contain large quantities of trans-fats, which pose a greater health risk than the saturated fat found in meat and dairy foods. They wreak havoc on the cardio-vascular system, lowering HDL (good) cholesterol and raising LDL (bad) cholesterol, resulting in hardening of the arteries and cardiovascular disease.

These oils are commonly used for cooking French fries and other items in restaurants, and are used in most of the processed foods at your local grocery store (read the labels!). They contain large amounts of trans-fats and are rapidly bringing us closer to an untimely grave than we realize.

Help put an end to hydrogenated oils by siging this petition.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The Eliminate Trans-Fats in Processed Foods Petition to U.S. Congress was created by and written by John Taylor (rrsparky2002@yahoo.com).  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.

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