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Published online 5 December 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news061204-3

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Save me from myself!

New York is cutting trans-fats from restaurant menus to cut down on heart disease — what a good idea.

I'm so lucky I live in a city that, with or without my consent, seems determined to save me from killing myself.

First, New York banned smoking in public places.

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