> > Whilst I agree that these fats are probably not healthy, I think we
> > should remind ourselves that this is the same Food and Drug
> > Administration that has declared Aspartame as safe for human
> > consumption, even though exhaustive testing has shown it breaks down
> > into serious neurotoxins, and in fact caused tumours and siezures in
> > the animals it was originaly tested on.

I actually tend to think that if the FDA says something is bad, it must
be REALLY bad, especially when it is a substance as ubiquitous and
difficult to replace as trans-fat.

After all, if the junk-food lobbyists couldn't supress it, it must be REALLY
REALLY bad.

Mike H.
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