Trans Fats

Trans fats is a huge subject these days when everyone is trying their best to be as healthy as they can be. Now effective July 1, New York City will have no trans fats in restaurants. All places to eat must remove artificial trans fats from their menu items. The Health Department ban applied only to fry oils and spreads when it was first implemented last year. But now it will also include baked goods, frozen foods, cannoli and doughnuts. Exempt are foods served in original, sealed packaging, such as candy and crackers. As of last month, 98 percent of inspected restaurants were in compliance, according to the Health Department. Even some food chains and cooking oil manufacturers also have reduced saturated fat by 20 to 35 percent in certain fried foods. This is good for all of us.