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By Martha Martinez Artery-clogging fat trans fat, or trans fatty acid, is going to kill us. Eating food with too many trans fats can cause heart attacks and strokes. Trans fat is used in many restaurants, fried foods and in prepackaged baked goods. Lawmakers are trying to control obesity and reduce health problems by forcing restaurants to stop using trans fats. Fried foods, baked goods and other junk foods will never be good for you. But at least lawmakers are taking a step in reducing a type of unnecessary fat that has no nutritional value. The Assembly Health Committee last week approved a bill that would phase out the use of oils, margarine and shortening containing trans fats to prepare foods in restaurants, bakeries, delicatessens and other California businesses classified as “food facilities” starting in 2009. Violations could result in fines of $25 to $1,000. The ban should not be considered an extreme step as some critics  contend. It...
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