NPR: dietary fat https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=477539631 dietary fat en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 27 May 2025 20:37:01 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: dietary fat https://www.npr.org/tags/477539631/dietary-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 Unscrambling The Nutrition Science On Eggs As more research suggests some degree of dietary cholesterol is harmless, if not healthy, the egg's reputation is slowly returning. Yet some experts worry the science is being misinterpreted and spun. Mon, 06 Mar 2017 10:58:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/03/06/518152471/unscrambling-the-nutrition-science-on-eggs https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/03/06/518152471/unscrambling-the-nutrition-science-on-eggs

As more research suggests some degree of dietary cholesterol is harmless, if not healthy, the egg's reputation is slowly returning. Yet some experts worry the science is being misinterpreted and spun.

]]> Bret Stetka Why The FDA Is Re-Evaluating The Nutty Definition Of 'Healthy' Food Under current rules, foods containing more than 3 grams of fat per serving can't call themselves "healthy" on labels. But that excludes many foods, like Kind bars, that contain healthful nuts. Tue, 10 May 2016 17:05:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/05/10/477514200/why-the-fda-is-reevaluating-the-nutty-definition-of-healthy-food https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/05/10/477514200/why-the-fda-is-reevaluating-the-nutty-definition-of-healthy-food

Under current rules, foods containing more than 3 grams of fat per serving can't call themselves "healthy" on labels. But that excludes many foods, like Kind bars, that contain healthful nuts.

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