{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6805f4843605ee881cc9c494/697b895a5edeb3034f6ec028?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why fat isn't the enemy: Andrew & Ed Rethink Chocolate, Diets & Health","description":"<p>In this episode of <em>We Need to Talk About Chocolate</em>, Ed and Andrew tackle one of the most misunderstood ingredients in modern nutrition: <strong>fat</strong>.</p><p>From the low-fat craze of the 90s to today’s ultra-processed “health” swaps, we’ve been taught to fear fat - while quietly eating more sugar than ever. </p><p><br></p><p>We discuss what the secret tasty ingredient inside chocolate is - <strong>cacao butter</strong> - the naturally occurring fat inside the cacao bean which gives real chocolate its signature melt, snap, and satisfaction.</p><p><br></p><p>Together, we break down:</p><ul><li>Why fat isn’t automatically “fattening” (and why body fat ≠ dietary fat)</li><li>The difference between saturated, unsaturated, and trans fats — and which ones actually harm you</li><li>How good fats support hormones, the brain, and nutrient absorption</li><li>Why cheap chocolate strips out cacao butter and replaces it with industrial oils</li><li>What makes cacao butter uniquely “made for humans” (including its famous melt-at-body-temperature magic)</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This episode is part amaetuer science lesson, part chocolate confession - and a full rethink of what “healthy” really means.</p>","author_name":"Ed Easton and Andrew Nason"}