Oreo an Endangered Cookie

Do you enjoy Oreo cookies? I know i do but that isn't

what this essay is

about. This is about the misguided attempts to lower obesity in our society.

Recently a lawyer, Stephen Joseph, took it upon himself to tell the world that drugs,

smoking, and drunk driving are not the biggest threats to our health. He believes

that the next great killer will be....Oreos!

Apperently this man thinks everyone in America is to stuiped to know that

cookies are not healthy. So Stephen went and filed a law suit against Kraft, the

maker of Nabisco products, in the hopes of peranently banning the sale of those

crunchy, creamy goodies to Californians under the age of 21. He started his case

by saying that Oreos' "trans fats", the by-product of turning cooking oils into a room

temperature solid, is bad for you.

Mr. Joseph's second claim is that not a lot of people know about the danger

of trans fats. Well after his first claim the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of

Medicine thrust trans fats into the public debate with a critical report. The center for

Science in the Public interest responded with renewed demands for trans fat food

labels. Since IOM issued it findings, more than 14,000 news stories have been

written about trans fats, making his claim less than believable.

Mr. Joseph has shown his single minded attempt of banning oreo cookies to

all under the age of 21. What he hasn't show is caring to those who love these little

cookies. If you want to eat them go ahead just make sure you