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<title>
Aug. 06, 1990: Business Notes:Nutrition
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
Aug. 06, 1990 Just Who Is David Souter?
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<source>Time Magazine</source>
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BUSINESS, Page 53
Business Notes
NUTRITION
Big Mac Sees the Lite
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<p> Each year Americans consume millions of pounds of French
fries at fast-food outlets. While the potatoes are innocent
enough, the leading chains have traditionally deep fried them
in oil that contains beef tallow. That substance contains
cholesterol and saturated fat, both considered archenemies of
the cardiovascular system. Phil Sokolof of Omaha, a wealthy
businessman and health-food zealot, has been leading a public
campaign to urge the franchises to stop using saturated fat to
cook their fries.
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<p> Now the switch is on. Burger King said two weeks ago it
would change to vegetable oil, eliminating cholesterol and
dramatically reducing saturated fat. Last week McDonald's and
Wendy's followed suit. McDonald's claimed its decision was
based on "more than eight years of extensive research and
customer tests." Even so, Sokolof was calling it a victory.
Said he: "The American public has the power to move mountains."
Even fat ones.
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</article>
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