US Food companies switch fats in face of changing tastes

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DALLAS — Sarah Blumenschein sees a pattern in the overweight children who

come to her clinic. They snack more often and they eat out more often —

especially at fast-food restaurants.

 

" The kids don't realize the high calorie and fat levels in fast food, " said

Blumenschein, a pediatric cardiologist at the University of Texas

Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. " The marketing of fast food has been

very clever. "

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" Trans fat is a no-brainer. They should have done this a long time ago.

We've known about trans fat for 30 years, " said Marion Nestle, a professor

of nutrition at New York University and author of " Food Politics, " a

critical look at the food industry's influence.

 

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