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"Shawn Hirn" <srhi@comcast.net> wrote in message 
news:srhi-9AEB30.07061618062006@news.giganews.com...
> In article <tJmdnVM8vrT1wgnZnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@forethought.net>,
> Radio Free America <RFA-USA@USSA.US> wrote:
>
>> I'm SO pissed at them now! We've been eating there for years,
>> sometimes once a week, and they said they used healthy vegetable oil.
>> But it seems they've been using hydrogenated oil all these years,
>> which has trans-fats and can clog arteries.  I saw CNN interview this
>> guy today and he said that the guidelines were for no more than 2
>> grams of trans- fats a day, and a 3 piece chicken dinner at KFC
>> contains 15 grams, or a whole week's worth of trans-fats! Arghhh!
>>
>> For those not familiar, trans-fats lower good cholesterol and raise
>> bad cholesterol. I've never cared for these kinds of lawsuits before,
>> considering them frivolous, but it seems like KFC has been DEFRAUDING
>> US by telling us that they were using healthy vegetable oil all this
>> time, and of course libertarians are against fraud.  Why the hell
>> they have to use hydrogenated oil is beyond me!  Oh, and the guy said
>> that in countries where they've banned trans-fats in foods now, KFC
>> just uses oils without them and the chicken tastes the same!
>>
>> Let's apply free market pressure now. The next time you feel like
>> having some KFC, ask them first if they've taken the trans-fats out
>> of their oil, and  if the say "no", tell them you're leaving until
>> they do, and just leave!
>>
>> http://money.cnn.com/2006/06/13/news/companies/kfc.reut/?cnn=yes
>>
>> KFC gets burned for using unhealthy fat
>> Consumer group sues KFC parent company over use of arte
>
> Psst! Eating deep fried foods is very unhealthy regardless of the
> trans-fat content. The only thing that's different now is your awareness
> of how unhealthy the fat KFC uses is. Do yourself a favor and reduce
> your consumption of deep friend foods, regardless of their trans-fat
> content. Sure, trans-fats are very unhealthy, but its not like KFC's
> food will magically become healthy if KFC fixes the problem; the food
> there will become a little more healthy, but people who are overweight
> have no business eating at KFC on a regular basis.

Amen.  Eating too much of *anything* is bad for you.  Ever eat a dozen 
apples at a sitting?