French Fried Nonsense

Most people have never heard of the Center for Science in the Public Interest but it is really worth learning about. It recently sued Kentucky Fried Chicken for using cooking oil containing trans fat. It is asking the court to make KFC use other types of oil and to inform its customers just how much of this is used. The suit says KFC's use of trans fat shows the company is beset with an "evil motive" and recklessly puts its customers at risk of a Kentucky fried coronary.

As you evaluate this situation to see which side you are going to be on, keep in mind that the reason KFC uses hydrogenated oils in the first place is because CSPI forced the company to quit frying their potatoes and chicken in beef tallow in 1988. Now the same group of idiots who harassed the company into switching to oils modified to remain solid at room temperature is suing to do the exact opposite. This is accompanied by a study by Dr. Scott Grundy who is director of the Center of Human Nutrition at Southwestern Medical School in Dallas which found the alleged link between trans fat and heart disease was too weak to warrant government controls or limitations.

I say bring back the old fries cooked in real fat.