The holiday season is here and merry Americans are filling their shopping bags and stomachs with celebratory “surplus.” As a result, the giving season always bears unwelcome gifts for hips and bellies. Of course, too much fat is nothing to celebrate, but recently, it’s not about the amount but rather the kind of fat you eat. Trans fats are the worst among them. As usual, government has arrived at the scene like an anti-fat super hero to save Americans from themselves.

Some states are even considering banning trans fats from grocery stores and restaurants altogether. Even so, Americans will continue to make their own eating choices. State politicians should deal with more pressing priorities and cities should avoid needlessly complicated bans and regulations on trans fats. Instead they should ask some hard questions.

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