NYC ponders ban on trans fats
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061031/ap_on_he_me/diet_trans_fat_ban"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061030/capt.ac44e53e48db4d2caa24867b5e5c2b2d.diet_trans_fat_ban_nykw101.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=ZNncGVJ.FwJ11Viu9yXWoQ--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Edward Patterson, a Kentucky Fried Chicken employee, chows down on some of the company's trans fat-free product in New York, Monday, Oct. 30, 2006. KFC said Monday it is phasing out trans fats in cooking its Original Recipe and Extra Crispy fried chicken, Potato Wedges and other menu items, but hasn't found a good alternative yet for it's biscuits. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)" border="0" /></a>AP - When some KFC restaurants secretly switched to frying oil free of trans fats, customers didn't notice. Attempts to rid the chain's popular biscuits of a shortening filled with the artery-clogging substance did not go as smoothly.</p><br clear="all"/>