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Old 12-05-2006, 04:41 PM
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Thumbs up NYC bans transfats...

Finally... a move in the right direction for all of us...
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NY bans most transfats from restaurants
Tue Dec 5, 2006 5:42 PM GMT160
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's board of health on Tuesday voted to phase out most artificial transfats from restaurants, forcing doughnut shops and fast-food stands to remove artery-clogging oils from their cooking.

The law will require McDonald's and other fast-food chains that have not already eliminated transfats to do so by July 2007. They will be given a six-month grace period before facing fines.

Makers of doughnuts and other baked goods will be given until July 2008 to phase out transfats.

"We know that transfats increase the chance of heart attack, stroke and death, and they don't have to be there," New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden told a news conference.

Transfats increase those health risks by increasing bad cholesterol and reducing good cholesterol.

Frieden said that New York City expects to withstand any lawsuits challenging the ban, and said the action was well within the jurisdiction of the board of health.

"People are no longer dying of typhoid fever. They are dying of heart disease," Frieden said.

In a separate vote, the board of health also ordered restaurants to standardise how they display the number of calories in dishes on their menus in an effort to combat obesity.

That law, to take effect July 1, applies to restaurants that already report the calorie counts and requires them to display the numbers on menus and menu boards. It is expected to affect about 10 percent of New York City restaurants, including many fast-food establishments.
from http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/arti...orld-C3-More-8

This is important also for other neuro issues... but the media still targets cardiovascular ones. So we just ride that wave!
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