by Mary Vance (Certified Nutrition Consultant) | Jun 19, 2017 | Nutrition
The holistic health world was in a uproar recently when headlines surfaced that coconut oil isn’t healthy and never has been. The American Heart Association (AHA) claims that because coconut oil increases LDL cholesterol, a cause of CVD [cardiovascular disease],... by Mary Vance (Certified Nutrition Consultant) | Sep 27, 2012 | Nutrition
For years, the American Heart Association (AHA) has been telling us to use vegetable oils rich in mono- and polyunsaturated oils over saturated fats to prevent heart disease. (source) There’s just one problem: Saturated fat doesn’t cause heart disease....