Trans-Fat Legislation in Canada

[Scotty D.]

The NDP Party here in Canada has recently proposed legislating a near-ban on Trans-Fatty Acids here in Canada. The following article explains:

http://ndp.ca/newsdetail/nid-2344

I am interested in finding a good source, books and/or webpages, with easy to understand definitions of trans-fats and food guides that show which foods contain what amounts of trans-fats. Does anyone here have any such sources that they know of?

[glittalogik]

http://www.mercola.com/2003/jul/19/trans_fat.htm


Trans fatty acids, also known as trans fat, is an artery-clogging fat that is formed when vegetable oils are hardened into margarine or shortening. It is found in many other foods besides margarine and shortening, however, including fried foods like french fries and fried chicken, doughnuts, cookies, pastries and crackers. In the United States, typical french fries have about 40 percent trans fatty acids and many popular cookies and crackers range from 30 percent to 50 percent trans fatty acids. Doughnuts have about 35 percent to 40 percent trans fatty acids.

Trans fat is known to increase blood levels of low density lipoprotein (LDL), or "bad" cholesterol, while lowering levels of high density lipoprotein (HDL), known as "good" cholesterol. It can also cause major clogging of arteries, type 2 diabetes and other serious health problems, and was found to increase the risk of heart disease. Many food companies use trans fat instead of oil because it reduces cost, extends storage life of products and can improve flavor and texture.

[Jay76]

About Mercola.

He has some articles about vaccines and them leading to the causes of Autism in children.

Mercola talks about how they cause Autism. Since its the law to have them, how do I get my kid out of them??

Whats everyone elses thoughts on this?

[glittalogik]

Jay,

Disclaimer: I'm not a medical or legal professional, and don't really feel like getting in trouble with the law. This is what I've gathered from doing my own research online, so take it as you will.

I don't trust normal doctors further than I can throw 'em, but the law's on their side *shrugs*

If you have a look around, you should be able to find some local action groups who can give legal advice. You may be able to take it to court since there's considerable medical evidence on your side, or you might have a chance of getting out of it on 'religious' grounds...

There's some good info at http://www.lifespirit.org/vacinfo.html to get you started.

If you can avoid them then do. If not, wait as long as possible. Your child's initial neurological development phase lasts for about the first 3 years, so the risks are lower for autism and other neurological problems developing if you can hold off until after their 3rd birthday...the later, the better.

Watch out for thimoserol, a commonly used vaccine preservative that contains mercury. Various vaccines also contain other heavy metals, aspartame and a few other nasties. Avoid the 6-in-1 jabs, and find out the brand and name/model/whatever for every vaccine your kid has to get. Take your time and find as much information as you can about each vaccine, it's preservatives, side effects, ingredients, whatever you can get your hands on. Also, space them out as much as possible, give your kid at least a month or two to recover from each. This will help get the maximum benefit from each of them without undue stress on their immune system, and it will also highlight the culprit if anything does go wrong.

I'm not 100% regarding safety/nutrition for kids, but I'd also recommend a generous regimen of chlorella supplements around the vaccinations. It'll boost the immune system and has excellent detoxifying properties, which will help move mercury and other contaminants out of the body before they can do harm. Check with a doctor or nutritionist just to be sure that it's safe, but I doubt it'll cause any problems.[/i]