NYC bans trans fats from eateries
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061206/ap_on_he_me/diet_trans_fat_ban"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061205/capt.ny11412051738.trans_fat_ban_ny114.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=C6AOBagKjla9X.4bALk7uA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="H. Kenneth Woods, chef and owner of Sylvia's restaurant, cooks southern fried chicken using a soy bean oil that doesn't contain trans fats in this Friday, Sept. 29, 2006 file in New York's Harlem neighborhood. The Board of Health voted Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006 to make New York the nation's first city to ban artery-clogging artificial trans fats at restaurants _ from the corner pizzeria to high-end bakeries. (AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh)" border="0" /></a>AP - 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.</p><br clear="all"/>