Thursday, November 16, 2006

Inconsistent

The New York Times beat the drum fairly consistently against trans fat in their editorials, giving the nod to legislating a ban against trans fat.

Now, a new study is out that appears to suggest that eating red meat may lead to breast cancer in women.  Shouldn’t the New York Times be banging the drum for legislation banning red meat, or at least banning women from eating red meat, rather than suggesting that personal responsibility rule the day?

The silver lining — if red meat does indeed increase the risk of breast cancer — is that the cure would be simple: Just eat less meat.

Of Red Meat and Breast Cancer

Posted by John Venlet on 11/16 at 04:36 AM
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