Supermarkets are stocked with enough varieties of butter, margarine, and spreads to give a shopper pause. It’s no small task to decipher which sticks and tubs contain which types of fat—and which fats are best for your health.
Some specialty-food labels promote an absence of trans fats. The Food and Drug Administration is considering requiring facts about trans-fat content on most food packaging.
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