Should I eat more butter, cheese and coconut oil? What is saturated fat and which foods contain it? It has long been suggested that saturated fats increase the “bad” LDL-cholesterol in our body, which negatively affects our heart health. As a result of this, public health messages have suggested we reduce our intake of saturated […]
Five Food Swaps for Better Nutrition
Listen to my monthly radio program with Angela Kokott, host of Calgary Today for our segment, “You are what you eat” to get the goods on healthy eating. Listen to episode 65 part one “Five Food Swaps for Better Nutrition” here: Listen to episode 65 part two “Five Food Swaps for Better Nutrition” here: Some […]
A Big Fat Debate
Why do we need fat and which is better? Butter or margarine? Olive oil or coconut oil? February 2017: the written content below has been updated to reflect new research relevant to this article.