Next time you buy margarine, remember that it wasn't always so easy. Roy Wilhelm started a 40-year career at The News-Messenger in 1965, as a reporter.

Margarine consumption in the U.S. surpassed that of butter in the 1950s, but fell below it by 2005 as concerns grew about the artery-clogging trans fats in margarine, according to the Economic ...

Even though margarine's image has been suffering for years, overall U.S. sales of margarines and spreads still came to $1.81 billion last year, according to industry tracker Euromonitor International.