Today, on the Nutrition Facts podcast, we have a story on the micromort, a unit of communicating risk to patients. We’ll also hear about the health benefits of eating nuts and we’ll dive into the fascinating story about how we won the fight to ban trans-fat.

This episode features audio from Micromorts: How Risky Is It to Go Under Anesthesia?, Are the Health Benefits of Nuts Limited to Those Eating Bad Diets?, and How We Won the Fight to Ban Trans Fat. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor’s notes related to this podcast.