Beginning in October, more than 13,000 McDonald's  restaurants in America will use a new variety of cooking oil. McDonald' s aims to make its French fries   and other fried foods healthier. The change will not affect the taste or the number of calories in the food. But by changing the cooking oil, McDonald's says, it hopes to cut by nearly half the amount of _   in French fries and reduce the amount of saturated fats  by 16 percent. Scientists believe that trans fatty acids and saturated fats raise cholesterol  levels and increase the risk of heart disease. McDonald's new step is important because McDonald's is an industry leader and other fast-food chains and food processors may follow the lead. For McDonald's ,the action comes at a time when Americans are becoming more and more concerned about; obesity   and are increasing pressure on food companies to offer healthy and nutritious   food to consumers. After three years of study, McDonald's officials say they are _ oil that is lower in saturated fats and trans fatty acids. McDonald's says the change will not cause higher price for consumers. Though there is some change, scientists say that the amount of trans fat in foods at McDonald's and at other fast-food companies is still important. When a new kind of cooking oil is used in McDonald's,  _
the prices of McDonald's foods will be a tot higher consumers will find the taste of McDonald's foods different many other food companies will do what McDonald's does obesity will disappear in American society sooner or later