3. • The truth about nutrition is always in flux. One day coffee is a
carcinogen, the next it’s a potent antioxidant. Carbs used to be
the devil, now (the right kinds) are the staple of a well-
balanced diet.
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5. • What’s healthy seems to change regularly, and 2017 was no
exception, which is why we’re looking back at the biggest
nutrition discoveries of the year.
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7. • To recap: Remember how we all suffered from serious false
hope when butter was said to be healthy?
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10. • (That is, until another study quickly squashed that dream and
confirmed that saturated fats have been and always will be
bad for us…sigh). Or that time we gasped when we learned
that in addition to being ineffective, dietary supplements may
be flat-out fatal? How about the happy dance we did when
our nut butter obsession was deemed a-ok?
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12. • Or that time we gasped when we learned that in addition to
being ineffective, dietary supplements may be flat-out fatal?
How about the happy dance we did when our nut butter
obsession was deemed a-ok?
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14. • In case you missed these important health moments, we’ve
rounded them up for you. Read on for the Cliff’s Notes
versions of the biggest nutrition lessons we learned in 2017.