trans fats

Calif. Becomes 1st State To Enact Trans Fat Ban

washingtonpost.com - Health  Fri, 07/25/2008 - 23:00

California became the first state in the country to ban artery-clogging trans fats yesterday when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law a measure to phase them out in restaurants beginning in 2010 and from baked goods by 2011.


 

Cleveland Clinic hooks up with Weight Watchers

Headlines from the Associated Press  Mon, 06/30/2008 - 06:32

CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Cleveland Clinic, highly regarded for its cardiac care, doesn't hire smokers or allow trans-fats on its menus, and now it's joining with a nationally known weight control program to help its employees shape up and slim down....