Is Coconut Oil a 'Superfood' or 'Pure Poison'...

Lemmings are small, fierce rodents that make their home in Arctic environments -- and (spoiler alert) the idea that they kill themselves by following each other off cliffs is a myth. Learn what Disney had to do with it (and what lemmings are really like) in today's episode of Bra ...  Show more

Our bodies need salt and our bodies need water, so why is drinking saltwater not good for you? Learn what salt does in our bodies and why seawater will actually dehydrate you in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myt ...  Show more

Coconut oil has twice the saturated fat of butter, yet many are extolling it as a miracle food. What gives?Nutrition Diva is hosted by Monica Reinagel. A transcript is available at Simplecast.Have a nutrition question? Send an email to nutrition@quickanddirtytips.com or leave a v ...  Show more

Soy. Coconut Oil. Eggs. We get asked about these foods a lot. Are they safe? Should they be avoided at all costs? Today we separate fact from fiction once and for all with Katherine Basbaum, a clinical dietitian for the Heart & Vascular Center at the UVA Health System. Kather ...  Show more

The latest research on coconut oil and cholesterol, plus some thoughts on whether it even matters.New to Nutrition Diva? Check out our special Spotify playlist for a collection of the best episodes curated by our team and Monica herself! We've also curated some great playlists on ...  Show more

Many of us grew up believing that vegetable oils were good and butter was bad. We were told, even by government and medical associations, to use more vegetable, seed and bean oils (like soybean, corn, safflower, canola). Now we know this advice was completely wrong. In this mini- ...  Show more