The article in the Sept. 6 issue of CMAJ about sex-selective abortion in China (and
elsewhere) was read with interest. 1 Western societies have long promoted abortion-on …

Since the creation of artificial trans fat in 1903, the estimated daily total energy intake of trans
fat in the average American diet has risen to 2.3%. 1 Trans fat has been identified as the …

Is banning trans fat a bad policy? Resnik (2010) offers two general reasons for thinking so:
first, because trans fat bans could lead to the government's placing other objectionable …

David Resnik (2010) offers a balanced argument against a ban on trans fatty acids. His
central premises are that the science is inconclusive; freedom of choice is limited without …

Professor Resnik fairly acknowledges that the trans fat ban is effective, proportional, and
publicly justified. Instead, he challenges the ban because it is not necessary and is not the …

TROUBLING STATE OF TRANS FAT REGULATION national food producers and suppliers
to remove both artificial and natural trans fats in favor of processed oils high in saturated fats …

In December 2006, New York City passed a ban on using artificial trans-fats in all New York
City restaurants.'The City authorized this action based on New York City Charter sections …

Beginning in 2003, major food companies voluntarily undertook significant steps to remove
trans fat as an ingredient in their food products.'Trans fatty acid, a substance present in forty …

Brittany woke up early to go for a morning jog. After running for over an hour, she sat down
to read the paper and eat a bowl of cereal with skim milk. Then she was off to work. Just after …

Abortion is commonly viewed from an ideological perspective. Little is publicly known about
the abortion industry's role as a supplier of aborted fetuses to industries that exploit them for …