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| KFC cuts out unhealthy trans-fats | KFC cuts out unhealthy trans-fats |
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| Kentucky Fried Chicken has announced it will stop using trans-fatty acids for most of its products from next April. | Kentucky Fried Chicken has announced it will stop using trans-fatty acids for most of its products from next April. |
| Its biscuits, or scones, will still contain trans-fats, but the fast-food chain will not be frying food in them. | Its biscuits, or scones, will still contain trans-fats, but the fast-food chain will not be frying food in them. |
| This comes as New York considers a ban on the use of trans-fats in the city's 20,000 restaurants. | This comes as New York considers a ban on the use of trans-fats in the city's 20,000 restaurants. |
| With mounting concern about premature deaths and rising obesity in the US, trans-fat has become a number one target for campaigners. | With mounting concern about premature deaths and rising obesity in the US, trans-fat has become a number one target for campaigners. |
| If fast food is bad, trans-fat is evil. What it does is increase the damaging cholesterol content of a meal, clogging up arteries and increasing the risk of a heart attack. | If fast food is bad, trans-fat is evil. What it does is increase the damaging cholesterol content of a meal, clogging up arteries and increasing the risk of a heart attack. |
| TRANS-FATS They are partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, turning oily foods into semi-solid foods Used to extend shelf life of products Put into pastries, cakes, margarine and some fast foods Can raise levels of "bad" cholesterol Even a small reduction in consumption can cut heart disease They have no nutritional benefit New York mulls trans-fat ban | |
| Eighty percent of the items of a Kentucky Fried Chicken menu have it, so switching to a cleaner oil next April should have a significant impact. | Eighty percent of the items of a Kentucky Fried Chicken menu have it, so switching to a cleaner oil next April should have a significant impact. |
| Several hundred KFC outlets have been trying out alternative cooking oils for a while and the company says its customers have not been able to spot the difference. | Several hundred KFC outlets have been trying out alternative cooking oils for a while and the company says its customers have not been able to spot the difference. |
| The decision was announced as public hearings began in New York on a proposal to ban trans-fats from every restaurant in the city. | The decision was announced as public hearings began in New York on a proposal to ban trans-fats from every restaurant in the city. |
| KFC's decision will apply to its outlets all over America, as is the case with the Wendy's chain which led the way on this over the summer. | KFC's decision will apply to its outlets all over America, as is the case with the Wendy's chain which led the way on this over the summer. |
| McDonalds promised to reduce trans-fats in its products four years ago, but has yet to find an alternative oil which it is sufficiently satisfied with. | McDonalds promised to reduce trans-fats in its products four years ago, but has yet to find an alternative oil which it is sufficiently satisfied with. |