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| February 21, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Spokesman-Review. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Heather Lalley

Feb. 21--This is your heart on French fries: Inflamed. Clogged with "bad" cholesterol. Lacking "good" cholesterol. In short, not a pretty picture. That's because, traditionally, many French fries -- as well as commercial baked goods, restaurant fried foods, margarines and other processed goodies -- were filled with trans fats. But that's changing. Starting last year, the government required trans fats to be listed on all food packaging. Many companies set about removing the fats from their products. And now restaurants are following suit. McDonald's is testing a trans fat-free cooking oil for its fries. Ditto for Burger King. The…

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