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Sweet, juicy oranges make a delicious and healthy snack or addition to a meal. A whole orange contains only about 60 calories and has no fat, cholesterol or sodium, and, "oranges are well known for their vitamin C content," said Laura Flores, a San Diego-based nutritionist.Indeed, oranges offer many health benefits: They may boost your immune system, give you better skin, and even help improve your health heart and cholesterol levels. In addition, some evidence suggests that eating oranges may help reduce the risk of respiratory diseases, certain cancers, rheumatoid arthritis, ulcers and kidney stones.Orange juice is also packed with...

A great example of a controversial food is coconut oil. It is generally praised by the media, but some scientists doubt it lives up to the hype.It has mainly gotten a bad rap because it is very high in saturated fat. But new studies suggest saturated fat is not as unhealthy as previously believed.Is coconut oil an artery-clogging junk food or a perfectly healthy cooking oil? This article looks at the evidence.Coconut Oil Has a Unique Composition of Fatty AcidsCoconut oil is very different from most other cooking oils and contains a unique composition of fatty acids.The fatty acids are...