Fat. Fat. Fat. Fat. By RAYMOND SOKOLOV July 27, 2006; Page A12 Fat-lovers all over Chicago are quivering like jelly, from their 24-inch necks to their long-lost-from-view ankles. Why? Alderman Edward M. Burke has proposed an ordinance banning restaurant chains from cooking with oils containing trans fats. Windy City high-on-the-hoggers have already been hit with an aldermanic ordinance banning foie gras in restaurants. Now this. So begins an expose of the continued use of "gazillions of gallons" trans fats in the restaurant and fast food industry to improve shelf life of their products . Mr Sokolov fails to mention that substititutes are widely available but more expensive. And in a classic line that I hope to quote in all talks about trans fats he asks "What if arsenic also conferred profitable advantages to margarine or potato chips? Clearly we would ban its use , he states. Bravo, Raymond Sokolov that is an elegant way to put it. I wholeheartedly agree. Trans fats how

Health Is Wealth: McDonald’s Transfat Settlement – We the People Say No.

Health Is Wealth: MCDONALD’S TRANSFAT LAWSUIT Aug 2005 TESTIMONY

McDonald’s Transfat Settlement – We the People Say No. LEGAL WEBSITE FOR ALL DETAILS--www.tfasettlement.com On August 24 in Marin County California a Final Fairness Hearing is scheduled in the case of BANTRANSFATS.COM and Katherine D. Fettke, an individual and all others similarly situated vs. McDonald’s Corporation. FOR LEGAL DETAILS OF LAWSUIT and settlement visit www.tfasettlement.com. This is my non-legal interpretation as a doctor. I believe that the settlement is not in the public interest. I will be traveling from North Dakota to Marin County, to speak up against it as a concerned doctor. Join me. According to the original lawsuit McDonald’s in September 2002 in a huge multimedia event, successfully proclaimed to the whole world that it was going to in the words of it CEO “do the right thing” and take a “major step towards the elimination of TFA’s from its cooking oil” used to fry French fries, hash browns, chicken, fish etc. McDonald’s Europe “already has attained comparative

Life Span is dropping- specially among Indians Life span in America is dropping. We Indians are dramatically affected. Pop along with the Trans Fatty Acids hidden in fast food, franchise restaurant food, school and employee cafeteria food and many items in our grocery stores, are major culprits. They are indeed quite a one two punch straight to our gut. They attack us together, often on the same fast food or school cafeteria tray. At issue for Indians in addition is continued use by many Bakeries, Halwais, Chatwallas (papri, alloo tikki, jalebi, mutthee, gulab jamun etc) and some restaurants including fast food restaurants such as Haldiram/s, KFC, McDonald’s among others and Pizza places of this industrially manufactured harmful food ingredient. Most New York Halwais and also Chicago and elsewhere use Vanaspati. It’s cheaper for them but we pay the price. Transfats have been categorically proven to increase heart attacks and heart arrhythmias; to cause poorer pregnancy outcomes by incr

McDonald’s Transfat Settlement Aug 24 2005  SUCCESS FDA MOVES FOR TOTAL BAN We Say No. Our life span is dropping. On August 24, 9.30 am in Room H, Marin County Superior Court in San Rafael, California a Final Fairness Hearing is scheduled in the case of BANTRANSFATS.COM and Katherine D. Fettke, and others similarly situated vs. McDonald’s Corporation. (www.tfasettlement.com) Sept 2002, the lawsuit states, McDonald’s, in a publicity blitz, proclaimed to the world it was going to “do the right thing” and take a “major step towards the elimination of TFA’s from its cooking oil” used to fry French fries, hash browns, chicken and fish. The world was impressed. McDonald’s Europe had “attained comparable levels” of TFA’s already, said the McDonald’s CEO. McDonald’s aspired to be a guardian of the public’s health as “the first national quick serve restaurant (QSR) to set a goal of eliminating TFA’s in cooking oil” and serving “the highest quality ingredients” quoting Mike Roberts, it

MCDONALD’S TRANSFAT LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT --- OBJECTION Aug 10 2005 2nd submission To Clerk of the Court, Superior Court of the State of California, County of Marin, Katherine D. Fettke v. McDonald’s Corporation. Case number CV 034828. BanTransFats.com v. McDonald’s Corporation . Case number CV 044109. I, the undersigned hereby solemnly affirm that I am a member of the class based on the fact that I purchased or ate Chicken McNuggets®, McChicken®, Filet-O-Fish®, or Crispy Chicken sandwiches, French fries, or hash browns at a McDonald’s restaurant in the U.S. after September 3, 2002 . I object to the settlement based on my beliefs that I have stated below VINOD K SETH MD FCCP, CLINICAL PROF OF MEDICINE, Univ of North Dakota SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, 1250 W Highland Acres Rd BISMARCK ND 58501 701 223 4234/ 701 426 4788 Facs 701 222 0712 and 701 255 2255 I again request the opportunity to testify in court personally on this issue on Aug 24th. Please find enclosed

Vinod K Seth, Physician, 1250 West Highland Acres Rd Bismarck ND 58501 Tel 701 426 4788/Facs: 701 222-0712 and 255-2255 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN Katherine D. Fettke v. McDonald’s Corporation. Case number CV 044109. BanTransFats.com v. McDonald’s Corporation. Case number CV034828. REQUEST FOR RELIEF FROM WRONG AND MISLEADING DEADLINE FOR THE FILING OF CLASS MEMBER OBJECTIONS AND REQUEST TO POSTPONE FINAL FAIRNESS HEARING: Honorable Judge John A Sutro Jr., On June 10 2005 as a private citizen and Class Member I forwarded a notarized affidavit setting forth my preliminary Objections to a proposed settlement in Cases number CV 034828 and CV 044109. I understand this proposed settlement was presented to the Court in accord with the terms of a stipulation and agreement between the parties dated January 31, 2005. It is my further understanding that this Court entered an Order

The phrase "It takes a village to raise a child," does apply to our children's health. It's going to take the family, the school, the village, the city, the state, the federal government and every business to really solve the childhood health and obesity problems. Mom and dad cannot do it alone. The kids certainly cannot do it alone. Parag Kumar MD FAAP Associate Prof UND MedCenter 1 Pediatrician

Hold the (Trans) Fat Saturday, August 27, 2005; Page A16 The Aug. 16 editorial "Trans Fat Nation" said "McDonald's has also moved to modify its French fry recipe to reduce, though not eliminate, the trans fat content." This is false. In September 2002 McDonald's, in a publicity blitz, proclaimed that it was taking a "major step" toward eliminating trans fats from the oil it uses for french fries, hash browns, chicken and fish. It promised to complete the change by early 2003. But in February 2003 McDonald's changed its mind -- quietly -- in a 30-word news release that went almost unnoticed, as the editorial showed. The life span of Americans is dropping. As a doctor, I'm convinced that trans fats in franchise restaurant food, school and employee cafeteria food, and many items in grocery stores are the major culprit. Brochures and Web sites and labels often do not educate even the educated. They only shift responsibility for unhealthy ingre

Life Span is dropping.  I first said this in 2005.  In November 2019 a study analyzing 50 years worth of mortality data clearly showed increasing death rates in ALL races between 25 to 44 years of age and a decreasing lifespan in America.  Compared to other wealthy nations this decrease began years ago. Some of us just saw it coming before others. I tried to tell the world both in my writing and also spending own money to go to Marin county courthouse in California to fight McDonald’s trans fat settlement in 2005 August.  And then Sonali fell sick September 1, 2005. My whole life was turned upside down and I dropped this whole fight against trans fats and soda. She died in 2012.  Life span in America is dropping. Pop caused obesity and the Trans Fatty Acids hidden in fast food and franchise restaurant food, school and employee cafeteria food and many items in our grocery stores, are a one-two knockout punch. Transfats have been categorically proven to increase hea

Vinod Seth wrote on July 27, 2006 11:22 AM : "I sure stirred up a hornet's nest. Trans Fats eaten by mom reduce IQ of the newborn- they reduce long chain fatty acid (LCFA) synthesis. LCFA are building blocks of the brain. Trans fats increase macular degenaration - a major cause of blindness in the elderly. Trans fats increase sudden death from arrythmias. Trans fats increase gall stones. THAT'S WHY TRANS FATS ARE CHEAP. THAT'S WHY THEY USE THEM! We can choose not to eat them- but they are hidden in restaurant food. Yes you can go to the McD website and 30 mins later know what not to eat or flip over their tray liner after you get done eating and you will find the info thru the stained paper.Maybe. First--Let us not equate eating trans fats with freedom. No one is banning fast,franchise food! eat all you want. Second --There is nothing liberal or conservative about banning trans fats. Only KFC, McDonald's et al stockholders are laughing all the way to the bank usin

The impact of cheap fast food on all businesses is worth emphasizing. I had it in my letter today////The extra profits that fast food companies make from use of cheaper and unhealthy ingredients hurts the bottom lines of MDU, of Basin, of our state govt, our school district, our Hospitals and all local and national businesses that pay health insurance for their employees. ////Unhealthy insureds cost all of us more in unaffordable health insurance. ////Its time non-food&sugary-drink big businesses understood that they are subsidizing the bottom line of the McD's of the world!////// ALSO As Henry Ford understood and acted upon only well paid employees can buy Ford products. Walmart,McD,and the franchise food industry are the biggest proponents of a stagnant minimum wage.