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To: carranza2 who wrote (15856)	4/4/2006 11:56:43 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541777

Remember saccharin, and its cancer-causing potential? I do. I vividly remember the ubiquitous cartoon showing the rat pumped up with the alternative, cyclamate, like a balloon when it was hysterically banned, never to return despite a couple of tentative attempts. I've been reading lately how palm and the other saturated plant fats are being rehabilitated as alternatives for the currently discredited trans fats. A couple of decades ago they were considered sure poisons. I agree that moderation is probably the safest approach. I avoid certain things but I don't eliminate anything entirely.

To: carranza2 who wrote (15856)	4/6/2006 6:32:03 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 541777

The problem is that the issue is terribly complex, and facile opinions, like mine and that of everyone else who who posts here without the benefit of a PhD in biochemistry, are basically time-fillers The really solidly established facts can be known by a far greater number of people than just those with relevant PhDs. PhDs, esp. ones actively participating in relevant fields might know a lot more about currently unsettled issues, but they change back and forth all the time. Sometimes even issues previously considered settled turn around.