| The Center for Science in the Public Interest | | | | recover from their current illness and ability to |
| tested French fries at 14 of America's leading | | | | prevent future visits.Remember, French fries are |
| hospitals andsix top children's hospitals. All 20 | | | | among the worst foods you could ever eat, as |
| served fries with health-harming trans fats.Among | | | | they're laced not only with trans fats, but |
| the worst offenders, based on the trans fatty | | | | acrylamide, produced when starchy foods are |
| content of their fries:Hospital of the University of | | | | cooked at high temperatures. That's why I |
| Pennsylvania -- 5.3 grams University of Michigan | | | | recommend avoiding French fries, along with |
| Health System -- 4.9 grams UCLA Medical Center | | | | potato chips, soft drinks and doughnuts, and |
| -- 4.6 grams University of Washington Medical | | | | eating as much raw food as you can.So if you |
| Center -- 4.5 grams University of California, San | | | | are going to the hospital, be proactive and have |
| Francisco, Medical Center and Children's National | | | | your family bring you HEALTHY meals that will |
| Medical Center -- 4.1 gramsWhat's more, the U.S. | | | | help your body recover rather than rely on the |
| Department of Agriculture (USDA) serves | | | | "free" food the hospitals serve that is designed to |
| trans-fat-laden French fries in its cafeteria, despite | | | | accelerate your death.For those times when you |
| that agency's own recommended dietary | | | | must heat your food, you will certainly not want |
| guidelines. Their French fries, in fact, contained | | | | to use your microwave. Microwaves heat your |
| more trans fats than any of the hospitals. The | | | | food by causing it tovibrate at very high |
| report is having some effect; the University of | | | | frequencies. While this can effectively heat your |
| Michigan Health System vowed to work to | | | | food it also causes a change in the chemical |
| remove trans fats from their menus, and the | | | | structure of the food that can lead to health |
| USDA will begin serving fries cooked in | | | | problems. But consider the rapid cooking and |
| trans-fat-free canola oil. Center for Science in the | | | | inexpensive oventhat our readers are raving |
| Public Interest February 6, 2006USA Today | | | | about.The terrible, unhealthy food you get fed is |
| February 7, 2006 Dr. Mercola's Comment: | | | | just one of the many ways that hospitals can kill |
| Considering all the damage trans fatty junk food | | | | you,especially in America. They are also addicted |
| like French fries can do to your health, it amazes | | | | to health-harming "cures" and dangerous medical |
| me how most of the nation's leading hospitals still | | | | mistakes. And that is why the fatally flawed |
| don't see the whole picture.They seem to be | | | | paradigm that passes for conventional health care |
| completely focused on the problem at hand and | | | | in this country desperately needs to be |
| are oblivious to the obvious impact food has on | | | | transformed. |
| their patients' health, including their ability to | | | | |