Palm Oil: Nutritional Attributes and Health Relevance
Palm oil plays an important role in meeting global demand for edible oils and fats. Beyond its widespread use, the source material positions palm oil as a nutritionally complex oil—one that combines a balanced fatty acid composition with naturally occurring phytonutrients such as carotenoids and vitamin E tocotrienols.
Maybe We Don’t Need New Foods. Maybe We Need to Understand Our Food Better.
As a dietitian, I get asked versions of the same questions all the time. “Is this healthy?” “Is that bad for me?” “Should I stop eating this?” And after more than a decade working in nutrition, my answer is often: it depends.