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I Can't Believe It's Pink Margarine

99% Invisible

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What's the Problem With Trans Fat?

By the 19 seventies, americans were eating about ten pounds of marjorin per person every year. This spread used to be reviled as a mystery substance full of animal bits. But as diculture changed, marjorine became a health food. The hydrogenation process created a new kind of fat called trans fat. By the early two thousands, pretty much everybody knew trans fats were bad for you.

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