Trans Fats, the Rational Consumer, and the Role of Government

In 2006, a new federal regulation was implemented requiring packaged foods to include trans fat content on their nutrition labels [1]. Restaurant foods were not covered by the labeling requirement, but a more stringent “trans fat ban” for restaurants (servings cannot exceed 0.5 grams) was passed later that year in New York City [2, 3]. Similar restaurant-specific “bans” have since been enacted in dozens of local and state jurisdictions [4, 5] but remain highly controversial

Business · Government (linguistics · Chemistry · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Philosophy · Food Science

• Regulatory Capture

  Ernesto Dal Bó•Oxford Review of Economic Policy•2006

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• Fast foods, energy density and obesity

  Open Access•A M Prentice, AM Prentice et al.•Obesity Reviews•2003

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• Calorie Labeling And Food Choices: A First Look At The Effects On Low-Income People In New York City

  Brian Elbel, Rogan Kersh et al.•Health Affairs•2009

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