An August 8, 2007 Associated Press piece by Rick Callahan on Forbes.com, Washington.com, and elsewhere notes the skepticism of Dr. Ruth Kava about the benefits of banning trans fat from the Indiana State Fair. People may...
...fool themselves into thinking they can splurge on the temptations, said Ruth Kava, director of nutrition for the American Council on Science and Health...
"If you're going to deep-fry a Twinkie, it's still going to be a deep-fried Twinkie, no matter what kind of fat you put in it or cook it in," Kava said. "It's not going to hurt anybody to take trans fats out, but I'm very skeptical that it's going to make any difference."