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Back-to-school season can be a time of excitement and new beginnings for families, but it also means getting back to busy weeknight schedules with extracurricular activities and the intention of an earlier bedtime.

A decades-long trade war between tropical and vegetable oils ended abruptly in 2015 when the FDA declared partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs)—then the major source of artificial trans fats—were no longer “generally recognized as safe.”

It is with mixed emotions that we announce a transition within the Today’s Dietitian editorial team. Our esteemed editor, Judy Riddle, is stepping down after 13 years of dedicated service to our publication.