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Fries prepared in trans fat-free soybean oil at Katz's Delicatessen on the Lower East Side of New York. Artificial trans fats are off the menu in New York restaurants, as city authorities seek to remove a major cause of heart disease from their residents' diets.

New York restaurants go trans fat-free

AFP - Tuesday, July 1 12:22 pm

NEW YORK (AFP) - Artificial trans fats will be off the menu in New York restaurants from Tuesday, as city authorities seek to remove a major cause of heart disease from their residents' diets. More »

  • Subway riders walk through the turnstiles while leaving the U.S. Open in New York September 4, 2007. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

    Controversial obesity drug gets final okay

    Reuters - Wednesday, June 25 05:20 am

    LONDON (Reuters) - Sanofi-Aventis won a final green light for its obesity drug Acomplia from cost-effectiveness watchdog NICE on Wednesday, clearing the way for doctors to prescribe it on the state health service. More »

  • A woman eats her lunch at an outdoor cafe in Sydney, September 6, 2005. REUTERS/Will Burgess

    Australians vie with U.S. to be fattest

    Reuters - Friday, June 20 07:00 am

    CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia is on track to become the fattest nation, although experts questioned on Friday whether it had overtaken the United States and small Pacific countries for the unenviable title. More »

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