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How Vegetable Oils Replaced Animal Fats in the American Diet
from theatlantic.com: Reprinted from The Happiness Diet: The by-products of pork production meant that the burgeoning metropolis [Cincinnati] was also home to many tanneries, boot makers, and upholsters. Animal fats were hot commodities, as they were rendered and molded into soap and candles. Breaking down pigs was a highly efficient process known as the disassembly…