> It would be so cool to have a high tax on sugar (and saturated fat). ... Except that saturated fat has been exonerated of the charges leveled against it by t

> It would be so cool to have a high tax on sugar (and saturated fat). ... Except that saturated fat has been exonerated of the charges leveled against it by the charlatans. Now the experts acknowledge that hydrogenated vegetable oils (trans-fats) are different than naturally-saturated fats. It is convenient for their business models to allow people to continue thinking that the drying oils (which react spontaneously with oxygen to form a hard film) are safe to eat.