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Re:The complications of nutrition science by Shorel on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @11:44AM (#10931860)
Trans fats are way more prevalent in hydrogenated vegetable oils that try to look like animal fat replacements. They are simply much cheaper to manufacture.

Example: margarine 15g v.s. real butter 3.3g for each 100g of product.

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Re:The complications of nutrition science by noondip on Thursday January 21, 2016 @06:25PM (#10949381)
Agreed, hydrogenated oils - whether from vegetables or ruminants - all seem to have adverse health effects. But to keep things in perspective, margarine is #3 in the list of top sources, after (presumably non-vegan) baked goods and animal products - http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/document/html/ch...
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