• Cardiovascular

    Consumer Health: Heart-healthy diet myths

    By

    Laurel Kelly

a collage of coconut oil, omega-3 supplements and eggs, depicting heart-healthy diet myths

Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death in the U.S. The food you eat can play a major role in your risk of developing heart disease, but three popular nutrition myths could steer you down the wrong path.

Do you know whether including coconut oil, eggs, and omega-3 or fish oil supplements in your diet will help or hurt your risk of heart disease? Don't get tricked by these three heart-healthy diet myths.

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