NPR: canola oil https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=678266879 canola oil en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 27 May 2025 20:37:36 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: canola oil https://www.npr.org/tags/678266879/canola-oil 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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