Canola oil is one of those things we’ve taken for granted. We’ve been blissfully reaping the golden, brown, and delicious rewards of a fryer filled with the stuff without ever stopping to ask: What is ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is expected to clear the final hurdles in his confirmation as President Donald Trump’s health secretary, and a host of health influencers have proclaimed that widely used ...

Vegetable oil gets an unfairly bad rap, but some vegetable oils are healthier than others. Vegetable oil can refer to oil that comes from plants, but the vegetable oil you see in the supermarket is ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. Using certain vegetable oils instead of ...