Trans fats have largely been removed from our diets, but saturated fats are found in some plant-based oils like coconut oil and palm oil. To find out more about palm oil, we spoke with Kat Benson ...

On one hand, palm oil is reported to provide several health benefits. On the other, it may pose risks to heart health. There are also environmental concerns related to the increase in its production.

Palm oil is one of the world’s most widely used vegetable oils and found in nearly 50 percent of all packaged products, according to the World Wildlife Fund. It plays a vital role in ...

Palm oil is an integral part of our daily lives. It’s found in everything from shampoo to supermarket meals. While palm oil’s properties make it very useful, its links to deforestation mean it’s a ...

Former UNDP advisor Joseph D'Cruz heads up the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil He maintains RSPO certified palm producers will have no trouble meeting new EU anti-deforestation legislation ...

Utilisation of BSF larvae could help to stem the expansion of damaging palm oil production, researchers from UK-based consultancy Tunley Environmental, claim in a new study. Cultivation of palm for ...

The ubiquitous ingredient contributes to the loss of tropical forests. By Manuela Andreoni Palm oil — the ubiquitous ingredient for all things spreadable, from toothpaste to ice cream — is now ...

Fats can be simplified into two categories: “good” fats and “bad” fats. The types of fats in the “good” category include monosaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats. These types of ...