Last week I did an inventory of my blog, and realized I haven’t written anything here on cholesterol. I have a basic overview of using food to address heart disease risk factors like high blood pressure , pre-diabetes , and a discussion of why I don’t focus on weight loss . But not cholesterol. It’s complicated. Controversial. Easier to discuss in…
Rarely does a day go by that I’m not asked for my thoughts about the great butter versus margarine debate. One will clog your arteries, the other is one molecule away from plastic, right? Of course, as is often the case in with nutrition controversies, the evidence doesn’t support either…
The American Heart Association (AHA) released a 17-page review of the scientific literature on Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease this week and the half-page that everyone seems to be fixated on is the section that ends with the statement, “we advise against the use of coconut oil.” Since 72% of the American public thinks coconut oil…