WHEREAS:	Trans fat is an artificial additive, with absolutely no nutritional value, that has been used over the past fifty years to increase the shelf-life of food; and
WHEREAS:	Artificial trans fat presents a particularly serious health risk because its consumption raises levels of LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, while lowering levels of HDL, or “good” cholesterol; and
WHEREAS:	Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health estimate that artificial trans fat causes roughly 50,000 fatal heart attacks per year; and
WHEREAS:	The Massachusetts State Legislature is currently considering House Bill 4346 which would restrict the presence of trans fats in foods served in restaurants and hotels throughout the Commonwealth; now therefore be it
RESOLVED:	That this City Council go on record in support of House Bill 4346 and urge the State Legislature to pass the bill; and be it further
RESOLVED:	That the City Clerk be and hereby is requested to forward a suitably engrossed copy of this resolution to the Massachusetts State Legislature on behalf of the entire City Council.