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December 26, 2006
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Sacramento lawmakers may bar a common food additive found in shortening, baked goods and french fries because Californians are apparently incapable of making sound dietary decisions.

Republican Bonnie Garcia of Cathedral City has proposed banning trans fats from restaurants and other establishments that sell food, and her legislation is expected to pass. She got the idea from New York City, which recently banned trans fats from restaurants.

Never mind that the science remains inconclusive, that restaurant chains are moving away from trans fats due to shifts in customer demand and that health experts say the most common substitutes, saturated fats, carry more serious risks, the Nanny State ...

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