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"New York City's Board of Health has voted to ban artery-clogging trans-fats from the city's restaurants.
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The city's health officials have for years warned that the fats can cause obesity and lead to heart disease.
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Trans-fats go into partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, which is commonly used for frying and baking.
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The unanimous vote makes the city the first in the US to ban the fats, although the original strict deadline to comply has been lengthened.
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Restaurants will be banned from using most frying oils containing trans-fats from 1 July, and will have to eliminate the fats from all foods by 1 July 2008."
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