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Law Practice

Sep. 25, 2014

Shall we save the trees, or shall we chop them down?

It's getting to be so that you can't rely on any purportedly scientific news in the newspapers.

Gideon Kanner

Professor of Law Emeritus
Loyola Law School

USC Law School

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It's getting to be so that you can't rely on any purportedly scientific news in the newspapers. Take fats, for instance. First we were told that butter and animal fat (like lard) were bad for us, so we switched to margarine. Then we were told that margarine was hydrogenated oil and as such full of icky transfats. So off we went to consuming transfat-free margarine and olive oil, with fancy Italian restaurants duly providing little dipping dishes the better to enjoy that wonderful, crusty...

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