Coconut Oil & The Health Halo Effect

Have you ever assumed a product was the healthier choice just because it was labelled low fat? Or gluten-free? Or all-natural? No judgement, we have too! In this episode, Hannah and Tareq define the health halo effect and share some real-life examples. They also talk about why coconut oil has benefitted from this effect and why research shows it isn't the health food it's often made out to be. BS of the Week: Sugar Alcohols/Sugar Free Gummy Reviews!

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LinksHaribo Sugar Free Classic Gummy Bear Amazon ReviewsPosition of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: use of nutritive and non-nutritive sweeteners (Fitch and Keim, 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2012.03.009“Coconut Oil’s Health Halo a Mirage, Clinical Trials Suggest” (Abbasi, 2020) https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2764429http://www.jenabbasi.com “The Effect of Coconut Oil Consumption on Cardiovascular Risk Factors” (Neelakantan, Seah, & van Dam, 2020) https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.119.043052 “Contrasting metabolic effects of medium- versus long-chain fatty acids in skeletal muscle” (Montgomery et al., 2013) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3826680/3-ingredient coconut oil biscuits recipe https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/3-ingredient-coconut-oil-biscuits-recipe/

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