Everyday choices: Butter or canola oil?
Butter’s popularity (and price) has been on the rise recently, but is it...
Spotlight on palm oil
Journalist Amberleigh Jack brings us the latest on palm oil product labelling in...
This vs that: Olive oil and coconut oil
Two popular oils compared: here’s what’s in a tablespoon of each.
Shopping for cooking oils
Which oils should you use for what cooking, and which ones are the...
Coconut: the good oil?
It’s easy to assume that coconut oil is well-established as a ‘healthy’ oil,...
Ask the experts: Palm oil
Economically and technically, palm oil is a useful oil in food production –...
Ask the experts: Hydrogenated fat
Q: "I recall listening to an American cardiologist on television last year discussing...
Ask the experts: Coconut oil
Q: "A friend of mine recently went to a seminar from which she...
Ask the experts: Healthy cooking oils
Q: "I was told grape seed oil is the best cooking oil. Is...
Ask the experts: Coconut oil health claims
Q. "Why is there so much information on the internet saying coconut oil is...
Guide to cooking oils
When it comes to cooking oils, we are spoiled for choice these days....
Can you have too much of a good thing?
We all know what’s good – but is more always better? HFG nutritionist...
Fact or fiction: Oil is carcinogenic
Does cooking with olive oil change the oil and turn it carcinogenic?
We asked...
Types of oils
Your guide to the different types of oils available, their health benefits, and...
Fats and oils: Your questions answered
Fat is one of the most talked-about nutrients but one of the most...
How to choose salad and cooking oils
Nutritionist Rose Carr explains what oil to choose for different uses.Fats and healthOils...
Research update: Fat
Nutritionist Fiona Carruthers explains the good, the bad and the controversial about fat...