Do you agree with New York's decision to ban high levels of artificial trans fats in restaurant foods?

Yes, the health risks of heart disease and obesity demand restrictions of the levels of artificial trans fats:

 69%

No, consumer preference, not government action, should determine trans fats' future:

 31%

Do you think that St. Louis-area local governments should follow New York's lead in banning artificial trans fats in local restaurant foods?

Yes, immediately:

 49%

Yes, but only gradually or at larger restaurants:

 21%

No:

 24%

No, you'll have to pry my trans-fats fried donut from my cold, dead fingers:

 6%

Do you think that St. Louis-area school districts should ban artificial trans fats from school cafeteria lunches and vending machines?

Yes:

 91%

No:

 9%

Do you think it appropriate that local governments (like cities, states, and school districts) act to restrict certain food ingredients?

Yes:

 69%

No, that should be a federal power:

 8%

No, no government should do that:

 23%

Which challenge to good health to do you think should most concern St. Louis-area restaurants?

Second-hand smoke in the dining room:

 40%

Trans-fats in the fried foods, pastries, breads, and processed foods:

 14%

The overall safety of the food supply, including lettuce and spinach:

 14%

The hygiene habits of kitchen employees:

 32%

How often do you check the nutrition labels in the foods you buy at the grocery store?

Almost always:

 49%

Almost never:

 10%

Somewhere between the first two choices:

 39%

I only check prices:

 1%

Do you try to avoid artificial trans fats in foods when you shop at the grocery store?

Yes:

 60%

No:

 15%

Sometimes:

 25%

Are you willing to pay more for foods that are trans fats-free?

Yes, a little more:

 73%

Yes, up to twice as much:

 6%

No:

 20%

Should foods with high amounts of artificial trans fats be required to carry a special warning label?

Yes:

 87%

No:

 13%

Would you support a federal ban on fast food and/or junk food advertisements on television?

Yes:

 29%

Yes, but only during children's programming:

 30%

Yes, but only if the infomercials go, too:

 14%

No, the commercials help me decide what to eat next:

 27%

Do you think that a ban on the use of trans fats by restaurants is unfair to restaurant owners?

Yes:

 31%

No:

 69%

Which of the following New Year's resolutions would you be most willing to adopt?

I'll eat more whole grains in 2007:

 22%

I'll eat fewer carbs in 2007:

 21%

I'll eat less food with artificial trans fats in 2007:

 30%

I'll eat more fiber in 2007:

 13%

I'll eat as badly in 2007 as I did in 2006:

 13%