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Olive Oil and Animal Fats Can Provide Beneficial Immune Responses, UBC Study Shows

July 7, 2016

New research suggests that animal fats can provide health benefits, while some widely consumed vegetable oils lead to gut inflammation and increase susceptibility to disease.

Consumers Read Food Labels, But Don’t Always Understand or Trust Them, New Coast Packing/Ipsos Survey Reveals

June 29, 2016

With Mandatory National GMO Labeling on the Horizon, Study Finds Big Gender and Generational Divide

“DID YOU KNOW?” Artificial Trans Fats: Harmful to Your Health

June 1, 2016

A year after the FDA ordered the removal of artificial trans fats from processed foods by 2018, a new survey shows consumers remain confused about the entire subject of trans fats in the American diet.

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Forget About Fats – It’s Processed Food We Should Be Worried About

June 1, 2016

Arguing about the pros and cons of fat in our diet takes the focus away from the real nutritional demon: processed foods.

The Fats That Will Keep You Slim: Why You Should Be Eating Avocado, Yogurts and LARD (and Putting Margarine in the Bin)

May 26, 2016

The fats that will keep you slim: Why you should be eating avocado, yogurts and LARD (and putting margarine in the bin)

Process Contaminants in Vegetable Oils and Foods

May 3, 2016

Glycerol-based process contaminants found in palm oil, but also in other vegetable oils, margarines and some processed foods, raise potential health concerns for average consumers of these foods in all young age groups, and for high consumers in all age groups.

“DID YOU KNOW?” Animal Fats: Now Trending in US Kitchens

May 1, 2016

Consumers agree animal fats have been demonized for too long. Fact is, animal fats are often beneficial, and their replacements are worse than originally thought.

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Foods Loaded With Sugar, Salt and Fat? Bring It

April 22, 2016

Driven by fast-changing definitions of what is healthy to eat, people are turning to foods they shunned just a couple of years ago. Studies now suggest that not all fat, for example, necessarily contributes to weight gain or heart problems.

Fat Chance! Animal Fats Have Had Their Reputation Rehabilitated — So Enjoy!

April 18, 2016

“Eat butter; drink milk whole … stock up on creamy cheese, offal and sausage and, yes, bacon,”...

Whole Fat Dairy May Actually Be Good For You

April 18, 2016

Whole fat dairy may actually be good for you -- New research suggests that full-fat dairy products may actually help in the fight against diabetes and weight gain!