"Government recommendations urge consumers to limit daily trans fat intake to no more than 1% of total calories. That comes to 2 grams per day for the average recommended 2,000-calorie daily diet... a KFC meal including three pieces of extra-crispy chicken contains 15 grams of trans fat, while a single pot pie contains 14 grams, charged the Center for Science in the Public Interest."
The recent regulation that food labelling include trans fats does not apply to restaurants.
SOURCES: Complaint, Arthur Hoyte, MD v. Yum! Brands, Inc., Superior Court of the District of Columbia, June 13, 2006. Michael F. Jacobson, executive director, Center for Science in the Public Interest. Richard D. Heideman, attorney, Heideman, Nudelman & Kalik. Statement, Yum! Brands, Inc. Institute of Medicine: "Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids," Sept. 5, 2005. 2005 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Report.
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