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Article: New York bans trans fats
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- December 6, 2006
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NEW YORK -- New York on Tuesday became the first city in the
nation to ban artery-clogging artificial trans fats at restaurants,
leading the charge to limit consumption of an ingredient linked to
heart disease and used in everything from french fries to pizza
dough to pancake mix.
In a city where eating out is a major form of activity -- either
for fun or out of hectic necessity -- many New Yorkers were all for
the ban, saying health concerns were more important than fears of
Big Brother supervising their stomachs.
"I don't care about what might be politically correct and what's
not," said Murray Bader, nursing a cup of coffee at Dunkin' Donuts
on Tuesday morning. "I want to live longer!"
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