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shibbotech  ·  3451 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: US Bans Trans Fat

You'd be surprised - to meet the FDA's labeling guidelines, a food must simply have less than 0.5g of trans fats per serving. Girl Scout cookies meet that expectation, but there are still some that contain levels of trans fat. The bigger issue seems to be that we're trading one harmful substance for another: palm oil is usually the go-to replacement in the industry, but that has been shown to have the same effects on cholesterol and health as the trans fats!