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For more information contact:
Cleveland City Council
Katherine Bulava Samsa, Media Relations Manager
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Council’s Health and Public Safety Committees discuss trans-fats and other unhealthy foods in restaurants and schools
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Cleveland City Council’s Public Safety and Health and Human Services Committees
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A joint hearing to address the possibility of banning trans-fats from local restaurants and both public and private schools
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Monday, April 30, 2007 at 9:30 am
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Cleveland City Council’s Committee Room
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Trans-fats have been associated with high cholesterol, heart diseases and other health problems. The Institute of Medicine (IOM), which advises Congress on health and science topics, issued guidelines that recommend schools stop offering, soft drinks, candy, cookies, snack cakes, regular potato chips and other foods with high calorie and fat contents. These guidelines suggest that schools voluntarily adhere and offer healthy foods, such as fruit, yogurt and granola, in place of unhealthy alternative.
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The IOM’s recommendations yet again verify that the dangers of unhealthy foods. Several studies have shown the adverse health complications that result from the intake of trans-fats and other innutritious foods. Cleveland City Council is interested in learning more about the IOM’s guidelines and exploring ways to ensure the health and safety of Cleveland residents. |
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Cleveland City Council
601 Lakeside Avenue
Room 220
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 664-2840
(216) 664-3837 fax
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