This column first appeared in the Washington Times.

A Novemeber 7, 2006 piece by Stephanie Beckett notes the position of ACSH and Dr. Elizabeth Whelan on trans fat:

A November 4, 2006 piece from Canada's Globe and Mail by Gina Mallet (like numerous publications in the U.S.) contrasts the hysteria over trans fats with ACSH's position:

Unscientific scares demand unscientific polls, so we asked people to click here to vote on whether to ban trans fats.
After readers weighed in, the results were 68% (28 votes) to 27% (11 votes), with 5% (2 votes) undecided, AGAINST banning trans fats. Would that NYC's Department of Health were as wise a deliberative body as our readers. And would that people would avoid taking polls seriously if they don't involve large, randomized samples.

This column appeared on NationalReview.com on November 2, 2006:
On October 30, a diverse collection of New Yorkers -- and nutrition activists from outside New York -- gathered at the Heath Department to offer their view on the proposed City ban on trans fats in restaurant fare. Hundreds of others poured into the hearing room just to learn if it really was true that a killer was on the loose in City eateries.

A November 2, 2006 item on the Competitive Enterprise Institute's OpenMarket.org blog plugs Dr. Whelan:
Elizabeth Whelan of ACSH has a great article on National Review Online today about the stupidity of banning trans-fats, as New York City and Chicago have done...

An article on flu in the November issue of Fitness quoted ACSH's Dr. Gilbert Ross on one highly useful flu-fighting step:
DON'T SMOKE. "People who light up are much more susceptible to the flu," explains Gilbert Ross, M.D., executive and medical director of the American Council on Science and Health in New York City. That's because smoking impedes the body's ability to fight off infection.

A November 1, 2006 piece by Michael O'Riordan mentioned the American Heart Association's skepticism about the trans fat ban and notes ACSH's objection to the ban:

A November 1, 2006 Reason.com blog item by Jacob Sullum notes the position on trans fats taken by ACSH's Dr. Elizabeth Whelan:
ACSH Executive Director Elizabeth Whelan notes that trans fats account for around 2 percent of calorie intake, vs. 10 to 15 percent for saturated fats. She worries that the misplaced focus on TFAs will mislead consumers...

A November 1, 2006 piece by Anita Srikameswaran notes ACSH's position on the potential use of smokeless tobacco as a harm reduction method:
According to the American Council on Science and Health, encouraging cigarette smokers to switch to chew, particularly products that contain low levels of cancer-causing nitrosamines, could substantially reduce health costs and the incidence of both lung and heart disease.