How Cotton Entered The Food Supply
The invention of Crisco — originally made from cottonseed oil — meant that baked goods could easily be made pareve. But at what cost to health?
Trans Fat: How A Staple of Parve Foods is Hurting Our Waistlines
A few years ago, walking down the hallway in my children’s school, I turned to a friend and said, “Is it my imagination, or are the kids getting heavier?” She smiled indulgently. A study done in Chicago day schools confirmed what I suspected; the number of overweight children is rising, particularly in the Jewish community.