NPR: saturated fat https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=290897709 saturated fat en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 27 May 2025 20:36:37 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: saturated fat https://www.npr.org/tags/290897709/saturated-fat Is Coconut Oil All It's Cracked Up To Be? Get The Facts On This Faddish Fat In the past few years, enthusiasts have touted coconut oil as the next great health food. But it contains high levels of saturated fat, which is associated with an increased risk of heart disease. Mon, 31 Dec 2018 05:02:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/12/31/676198472/is-coconut-oil-all-its-cracked-up-to-be-get-the-facts-on-this-faddish-fat https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/12/31/676198472/is-coconut-oil-all-its-cracked-up-to-be-get-the-facts-on-this-faddish-fat

In the past few years, enthusiasts have touted coconut oil as the next great health food. But it contains high levels of saturated fat, which is associated with an increased risk of heart disease.

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]]> April Fulton Nut So Fast, Kind Bars: FDA Smacks Snacks On Health Claims The FDA has issued a warning letter to Kind about the labeling of its fruit-and-nut snack bars. It argues that the bars contain too much fat to bear the label "healthy" printed on the wrapper. Wed, 15 Apr 2015 18:37:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/04/15/399851645/nut-so-fast-kind-bars-fda-smacks-snacks-on-health-claims https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/04/15/399851645/nut-so-fast-kind-bars-fda-smacks-snacks-on-health-claims

The FDA has issued a warning letter to Kind about the labeling of its fruit-and-nut snack bars. It argues that the bars contain too much fat to bear the label "healthy" printed on the wrapper.

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]]> Poncie Rutsch Don't Fear The Fat: Experts Question Saturated Fat Guidelines The link between heart disease and saturated fat that scientists have been drilling into us for 40 years is not as solid as many of us once thought. But don't run out and gorge on bacon just yet. Mon, 17 Mar 2014 19:23:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/03/17/290846811/dont-fear-the-fat-experts-question-saturated-fat-guidelines https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/03/17/290846811/dont-fear-the-fat-experts-question-saturated-fat-guidelines

The link between heart disease and saturated fat that scientists have been drilling into us for 40 years is not as solid as many of us once thought. But don't run out and gorge on bacon just yet.

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