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You're reading an American-centricity into my comment that wasn't there. The fact remains that palm oil consumption is growing world-wide, in no small part as
by nostromo 11y ago
You're reading an American-centricity into my comment that wasn't there. The fact remains that palm oil consumption is growing world-wide, in no small part as a replacement for trans-fats.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v448/n7157/full/448993a.html http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v448/n7157/full/448993a...
http://news.mongabay.com/2015/06/fda-bans-artificial-trans-fats-paving-way-for-more-u-s-palm-oil-consumption http://news.mongabay.com/2015/06/fda-bans-artificial-trans-f...
- mikeyouse 11y agoMuch of the palm oil crop is used as surfactants in the cleaning industry too... Some of the biggest users are the multinational cleaning conglomerates (P&G, Kao Corp., J&J, Unilever). The problem extends far beyond replacing trans fats.
- guelo 11y agoYour links do not support your assertion that palm oil consumption has anything to do with trans fat replacement. The graph on the Mongobay site shows US Palm oil imports growing years before trans fat concerns became widespread.