NYC trans fat ban takes effect
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070701/ap_on_re_us/diet_trans_fat_ban"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070701/capt.39e0911dcb8049e7ac4f6c4545a537d3.diet_trans_fat_ban_nyr101.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=dFDeThbED9PxZTnt2aQvcg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Amin Chakma puts up new menus featuring calorie counts at a Subway restaurant, Friday, June 29, 2007, in New York. New York is the first city in the country to require certain fast food restaurants to list calorie counts next to menu items in type that is at least as large as the price. New York City ushered in a new era of healthy eating on Sunday July 1, 2007 as a ban on trans fat-laden cooking oils in restaurants took effect. But not all fast-food eateries were following another new rule requiring them to post calorie counts on their menus. (AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh)" border="0" /></a>AP - The city's ban on trans fat-laden cooking oils, the first of its kind in the nation, went into effect Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>

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