I often receive notes asking questions about dietary fats, like why is unsaturated fat healthier than saturated fat, and what is trans fat. Good questions, but to answer them I’ll have to first walk ...

The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) determined the relationships between saturated fat and cardiovascular disease (CVD) and the roles of dairy, red meat and plant-based oils with findings ...

The previous article described how fatty acids consist of long chains of carbon-carbon bonds, with the carbon mostly “saturated” with hydrogen atoms. When two saturated adjacent carbon atoms exchange ...

In dozens of short-term clinical trials published since 1970, researchers have found that the more saturated fats people ...

We’ve come a long way from the days of low-fat or fat-free everything, as we have learned more about the nuance behind the role dietary fat can play in our overall health. Not all fat is “bad,” and ...

I frequently get questions from readers about dietary fats as there is a lot of confusion surrounding why some fats are bad and some good, plus why fat can increase the cholesterol in your bloodstream ...

Polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) is a type of "good" or healthy dietary fat. It can help lower your low-density lipoprotein (LDL) ...

The fats you consume play vital roles throughout your body, from providing energy and supporting cell structure to enabling hormone production and helping absorb essential nutrients. However, not all ...

Enjoy your favorite comfort foods in moderation, and balance them with nutritious ingredients. Though spring is approaching, ...

Your body needs fat for various functions, including energy production, hormone production, absorption of fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K), maintaining body temperature, and more. However, eating ...

Brits with or at risk of high cholesterol are encouraged to eat more of four types of food. Advice from the NHS website states that consuming these foods could help bring down your cholesterol.