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Are Bananas Really Worth the Calories?

5/5 experts say yes. Last year, a zoo in the U.K. attracted international attention when it banned bananas from its primates’ cages. The reason? According to a zoo spokesperson, they’re too sugary for monkeys, too...

Is Microwave Popcorn Good for You?

Welcome to Should I Eat This?—our weekly poll of five experts who answer nutrition questions that gnaw at you.Popcorn, the afternoon snack that makes the whole office jealous, is often topped with fatty butter. But...

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Should I Eat Nutritional Yeast?

5/5 experts say yes. You’ve seen nutritional yeast, affectionately known as nooch (really), in health food stores and vegan eateries. (Or maybe you have no clue what the heck we’re talking about, in which case,...

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Should I Eat Salmon?

5/5 experts say yes. This food from the sea is a no-brainer for all five of our experts.A small 3-oz serving of wild salmon has about 156 calories and 23 grams of protein, plus 6...

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Should I Eat Almond Butter?

5/5 say yes. All five of our experts are nuts for almond butter.A standard 2-Tbsp serving of plain almond butter has 196 calories, about 7 grams of protein and a bunch of fat—about 18 grams....

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Should I Eat Chips?

4/5 experts say no.Don’t even start with that “made from potatoes” business: chips are not a vegetable.Plain salted potato chips are “a low-nutrient, high-calorie food,” says Lindsay Malone, registered dietitian who works at the Cleveland...

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Should I Eat Hot Dogs?

4/5 experts say no. Ballgame or no ballgame, hot dogs aren’t hot in the health world, according to four of our experts.Hot dogs deliver a nutritional assault in many ways: one typical fast food dog...

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Should I Eat Pretzels?

Runners, yogis and dieters love them — but are they good for you?

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Should I Eat Olives?

5/5 experts say yes.How many of our experts love olives? Olive them!Olives are a fruit borne of the olive tree, and when they’re not pressed for olive oil, they’re delicious as a snack. A typical...

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Should I Eat Burgers?

3/5 experts say no.Cue the sound of a thousand grills shedding a summer-hot tear: burgers, as we know them, are not a health food, most of our experts agree.But there might be some wiggle room...

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Should I Eat Sushi?

You now have the blessing of five health experts to eat sushi—but there are some things you should know before ordering.“Sushi is a nice and healthy meal if you make the right choices,” says Sunniva...

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Should I Eat Butter?

2.5/5 experts say yes*.Americans eat almost 23 sticks of butter a year, so let’s be clear that none of us is suffering from acute butter deficiency. While few health experts would encourage that you eat...

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Should I Eat French Fries?

7/9 experts say no.French fries may seem the least of all evils when perusing a bar food menu. Potatoes are a health food, and what’s a French fry but a potato heated with a little...

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You Asked: Should I Eat Tilapia?

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Should I Drink Tomato Juice?

3/5 experts say yes.At 30,000 feet, tomato juice is almost as popular as beer, the top-selling beverage. But its health benefits are more up in the air, our experts say.The very reason people order it...

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Should I Eat Tempeh?

4/5 experts say yes.Tempeh goes back ages in Indonesia, its birthplace, but the nutty, mushroomy plant protein is fairly foreign in the U.S. to all but the most hardcore of vegans. Still, most of our...

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