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Have you ever felt frustrated with dietary advice that seems the exact opposite of previous recommendations? Should you be trying to wean off coffee–or have a second cup? Once butter was bad and polyunsaturated oils were supposed to be more healthful, but a new analysis of old research suggests that a diet rich in omega-6 fatty acids from vegetable oil could be bad for the heart. We talk with the scientists who led that research for more insight on fats and heart health. We also discuss the current state of dietary research with Dr. Walter Willett, chairman of nutrition at the School of Public Health at Harvard University.
We welcome listener questions and stories about food remedies. What have you healed with a special food?
Guests: Christopher E. Ramsden, MD, is a clinical investigator in the Laboratory of Membrane Biophysics and Biochemistry at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. He is also an adjunct assistant professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, North Carolina. His study was published in the BMJ.
Walter Willett, MD, DrPH, is Chairman of the Department of Nutrition and Frederick John Stare Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health. The photo is of Dr. Willett.
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