Coffee Creamer, Crackers Linked To Worse Memory

Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 12:50 in Physics & Chemistry

A new study finds that people of 1914 may have had worse memory than people of 1814. The reason is because of partially hydrogenated oil - trans fats - that became a cheaper, healthier replacement for the saturated fats butter. Crystallized cottonseed oil - Crisco - came onto the marketplace in 1911 and it revolutionized pie crusts but now the government says they should be banned. read more

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