KFC: Healthy-er

Ok remember when it came out that Kentucky Fried Chicken changed their name to KFC because they didn't really use chicken? Well they are back in the news.

KFC has announced that it will start using zero trans fat soybean oil for its Original Recipe and Extra Crispy fried chicken, Potato Wedges and other menu items. KFC's systemwide rollout is to be completed by April 2007, but the company said many of its approximately 5,500 restaurants already have switched to low linolenic soybean oil, replacing partially hydrogenated soybean oil. The biscuits will still be made with trans fat for now. "Artificial trans fat is so common that the average American eats 4.7 pounds of it a year, according to the Food and Drug Administration yet so unhealthy, city health officials say it belongs in the same category as food spoiled by poor refrigeration or rodent droppings."