Cutting the Fat

About this book

Cutting the Fat: The Effect of New York City's Artificial Trans Fat Ban on Obesity applies rigorous quasi-experimental methods to one of the most ambitious municipal health interventions of the modern era. The authors examine whether removing industrial trans fats from restaurant food produced measurable changes in population weight outcomes, and what the findings mean for regulators considering similar policies. A concise, data-driven contribution to the literature on public health law and behavioral policy.