Food and nutrients - Oils

NEWS

Med diet easiest to stick to – study

The Mediterranean diet is one of the easiest diets to stick to and...

NEWS

Med diet protects from hearing loss – study

Eating a healthy diet potentially helps reduce the risk of hearing loss, according...

SHOPPING

Everyday choices: Butter or canola oil?

Butter’s popularity (and price) has been on the rise recently, but is it...

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Spotlight on palm oil

Journalist Amberleigh Jack brings us the latest on palm oil product labelling in...

SHOPPING

This vs that: Olive oil and coconut oil

Two popular oils compared: here’s what’s in a tablespoon of each.

ADVICE

Shopping for cooking oils

Which oils should you use for what cooking, and which ones are the...

ADVICE

Beware of snake oil peddlers

I’ve been thinking a lot about how, now more than ever, it is...

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Coconut: the good oil?

It’s easy to assume that coconut oil is well-established as a ‘healthy’ oil,...

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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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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: Coconut oil

Q: "A friend of mine recently went to a seminar from which she...

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Ask the experts: Healthy cooking oils

Q: "I was told grape seed oil is the best cooking oil. Is...

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Ask the experts: Coconut oil health claims

Q. "Why is there so much information on the internet saying coconut oil is...

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Guide to cooking oils

When it comes to cooking oils, we are spoiled for choice these days....

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Can you have too much of a good thing?

We all know what’s good – but is more always better? HFG nutritionist...

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Guide to cooking oils

HFG senior nutritionist Rose Carr has a look at the oil shelf to...

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Fact or fiction: Oil is carcinogenic

Does cooking with olive oil change the oil and turn it carcinogenic? We asked...

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Types of oils

Your guide to the different types of oils available, their health benefits, and...

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