10 Nutrition Myths: Canned Veggies and Bad Fat

The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 24, 2023

All this week, the Brian Lehrer Show will be taking a closer look at some of the most pervasive nutrition myths with Sophie Egan, author of How to Be a Conscious Eater: Making Food Choices That Are Good for You, Others, and the Planet (Workman, 2020), and contributor to the New York Times, most recently the article "10 Nutrition Myths Experts Wish Would Die". Up first, why fresh fruits and vegetables aren't always healthier than canned and why not all fat is "bad" fat.

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