Kenneth Artz (KArtz@heartland.org) was managing editor of Health Care News and a research fellow for health policy at The Heartland Institute from 2014 to 2015. Artz has more than 20 years’ experience in nonprofit organizations, publishing, newspaper reporting, and public policy advocacy. His positions have included newspaper reporter for several papers in Texas, writer/editor for the National Center for Policy Analysis, and reporter for the various Heartland Institute newspapers.
Latest posts by Ken Artz (see all)
- Heartland Daily Podcast – Dr. Merrill Matthews: Hillary Clinton’s Plan Makes Prescription Drugs More Expensive - October 5, 2015
- Heartland Daily Podcast – State Rep. Tara Mack (MN): The Future of MNsure - September 14, 2015
- Heartland Daily Podcast – John C. Goodman: Marco Rubio’s Health Care Plan Analyzed - September 7, 2015
In today’s edition of The Heartland Daily Podcast, Kenneth Artz, managing editor of Health Care News speaks with Jeff Stier. Stier s a Senior Fellow at the National Center for Public Policy Research in Washington D.C. where he heads its Risk Analysis Division. Stier joins Artz to discuss the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s defacto ban on trans fats.
The FDA’s defacto ban requires food companies remove the ingredient from their products, such as frostings, microwave popcorn, packaged pies, frozen pizzas, margarine, and coffee creamers, within the next three years. Stier also discusses the origin of trans fats and the their health effects.
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