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EPISODE · Jan 11, 2022 · 7 MIN

Coconut Oil

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Today we discuss coconut oil: the benefits, risks, and usages of the popular food trend that has seemingly taken the wellness world by storm within the past few years. References: Abbasi J. Coconut Oil’s Health Halo a Mirage, Clinical Trials Suggest. JAMA. 2020;323(16):1540–1541. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.5186 Clegg, M. They say coconut oil can aid weight loss, but can it really?. Eur J Clin Nutr 71, 1139–1143 (2017). https://doi-org.proxy.lib.ohio-state.edu/10.1038/ejcn.2017.86 Khaw, K.-T., Sharp, S. J., Finikarides, L., Afzal, I., Lentjes, M., Luben, R., & Forouhi, N. G. (2018). Randomised trial of coconut oil, olive oil or butter on blood lipids and other cardiovascular risk factors in healthy men and women. BMJ Open, 8(3). doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020167 Quealy, K., & Sanger-katz, M. (2016). Is Sushi 'Healthy'? What About Granola? Where Americans and Nutritionists Disagree. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/07/05/upshot/is-sushi-healthy-what-about-granola-where-americans-and-nutritionists-disagree.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region®ion&WT.nav=top-news&_r=1

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