50 years ago, margarine’s ‘healthy’ reputation began to melt away
Excerpt from the April 20, 1974 issue of Science News
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Before artificial trans fats were banned from the U.S. food supply in 2018, foods such as margarine (shown) had high amounts of trans fat that posed a risk to heart health.
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