Trans Fat

Trans Fat

Food chains like McDonalds have been pressured to start cutting trans fat from their menus. And last week, New York City's Department of Health broke new ground by becoming the first large city to ask all its restaurants to eliminate it...

Food chains like McDonalds have been pressured to start cutting trans fat from their menus. And last week, New York City's Department of Health broke new ground by becoming the first large city to ask all its restaurants to eliminate it. Find out what trans fats are, how to reduce them in your diet, and whether you can expect similar restaurant changes in your neighborhood.

Guests

Arthur Frank, MD

Medical Director, George Washington University Weight Management Program

Robert Eckel, MD

endocrinologist; also President, American Heart Association; and Professor of Medicine at University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center

Myrtle McCulloch, PhD

Registered Dietician; and Assistant Professor of Nutrition, Georgetown University's Schools of Medicine and Nursing and Health Studies

Chuck Hunt

Executive Vice President, the New York State Restaurant Association

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