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Reducing trans fats consumption in Canada

27 Nov 2007

As of 2004, many mandatory TFA reductions could reduce heart foods in Canadian diet contained significant disease and improve the health of Canadians, amounts of TFA that elevated the incidence they also have the potential to increase of coronary heart disease and imposed economic costs faced by all aspects of the significant costs on the health care system. [...] Modeling the effects of a TFA ban requires consideration of both the costs and benefits of Background compliance. [...] The analysis is further complicated Canadian consumers have always been mindful of by consideration of the impacts of labeling and the food costs, though societal changes and a greater prevalence of public health insurance. [...] The curve MBsMBs represents the social marginal The relationship between fat consumption and heart benefits, which is equal to the private demand curve disease has been a subject of concern for decades. [...] Analysis and Results If TFA substitutes exist the impact of consumer We estimate the potential costs and benefits of three information and labeling becomes considerably different policies: 1) the effects of a voluntary labeling more complex.
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Authors

Gray, Richard

Pages
5
Published in
Canada

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