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Given the knowledge available to them in the 70s, yes. A mistake, but done for good reasons (lowering satfat).
by literalAardvark 2y ago
Given the knowledge available to them in the 70s, yes. A mistake, but done for good reasons (lowering satfat).
- KempyKolibri 2y agoProblem in the 70s was trans fats. Now they're no longer a risk, replacing butter with margarine is a solid evidence-based decision for one's health (though not so much for one's enjoyment!).
- literalAardvark 2y agoHang on, there's such a thing as non-trans margarine? Sheesh, I'm behind the times. (And really, margarine can be plenty tasty. As a kid I actually preferred it to butter for some reason.)
- KempyKolibri 2y agoLiterally all of them now (in the US and UK at least). Trans fats in industrially produced foods are banned.
- literalAardvark 2y agoNot entirely, pastry still has lots of trans fats, but they're probably essential.
- AStonesThrow 2y agoOkay, the cereal commercials in the 1980s: they would have some ridiculous cartoon mascot and sing a catchy jingle about their sugary cereal treats, and then at the end, they were legally required to say "Part of this balanced breakfast" while displaying a tray laden with fresh fruit, buttered toast, perhaps a glass of orange juice. https://youtu.be/reLIPoZQZ-8?si=lLXfhsdm89zlOWsI https://youtu.be/reLIPoZQZ-8?si=lLXfhsdm89zlOWsI Those commercials played multiple times a day in my childhood, and they never failed to piss me off, because they clearly demonstrated that "milk and a box of Chex" was not by any means a "balanced breakfast".