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  These are the comforting, nostalgic foods that evoke warm memories of childhood: Quality Street chocolates, Angel Delight desserts, Horlicks night-time drinks, and Knorr stock cubes. As brands, they persist. They may not be as avant-garde as their contemporary counterparts on supermarket shelves, nor are they particularly healthy. Indeed, some of the beloved comfort foods from our youth harbour ingredients that contribute significantly to health risks. The primary offender is often hidden in the small print of ingredient labels: hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO). While it may sound innocuous, it ranks among the most hazardous substances incorporated into our diet. Though food safety alarms are not new, HVO poses an unprecedented health risk. Recent scientific studies indicate its potential role in causing a substantial number of heart attacks, the exact magnitude of which remains uncertain. Clinical research reveals that consuming merely two grams of HVO daily—the amount found in ...