Food and nutrients - Fats

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Chewing the fat

With supporters of popular diets such as Paleo and LCHF (low carb high...

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The fats that love us back

Nutrition advice has moved on from ‘eat low fat’ to ‘incorporate healthy fat...

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Time to focus on food

I’ve had a lot of conversations about fat recently. That’s partly because of our...

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Can fat make you thin?

Diet is never far from the headlines. In particular, our increasing obesity problem,...

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Ask the experts: Palm oil

Economically and technically, palm oil is a useful oil in food production –...

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Are sausages healthy?

Q: “Do healthy sausages exist? Does pricking and pre-cooking sausages do anything to...

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Ask the experts: Trans fats

HFG senior nutritionist Rose Carr answers your questions about trans fat. I was shocked...

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Ask the experts: Are avocados fattening?

Q: "Does avocado have good or bad fat? How many should you eat...

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Ask the experts: Hydrogenated fat

Q: "I recall listening to an American cardiologist on television last year discussing...

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Ask the experts: Boiling mince

Q: "I've just read that boiling mince in water and draining in a...

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Ask the experts: Cheese and trans fat

Q: "I have been happily making more vegetarian meals, which tend to be...

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Ask the experts: Kebabs

Q: "Lately we have been eating kebabs as a healthy option. But Jamie...

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Ask the experts: Raw nuts

Q: "I've been hearing a lot about eating raw nuts as a snack...

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Ask the experts: Sugar and fat

Senior nutritionist Rose Carr answers your questions about sugar and fat. Q. When given the...

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Ask the experts: Saturated fat and heart disease

Q: "I've heard people say there's no evidence that saturated fat causes heart...

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The truth about fat

Fat is something we’re hard-wired to enjoy. Natalie Filatoff and HFG senior nutritionist...

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Kids’ special: Fat

Did you know fat is a nutrient? It gives us energy and is...

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Kids’ special: Snack attack

What you choose to eat between your main meals can make all the...

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