For decades, Americans have avoided saturated fat out of concern it could raise LDL (bad) cholesterol, which is linked to heart disease. But newer research suggests that not all forms of saturated fat ...

A new review suggests palmitic acid in saturated fats may impair insulin response, while oleic acid in olive oil may help ...

Your daily fat intake depends on your age, sex, activity level, and muscle mass. Saturated fats can increase your risk of high cholesterol, while unsaturated fats can lower cholesterol. Sources of ...

Eating more unsaturated fats, especially polyunsaturated fats, in place of either dietary carbohydrate or saturated fats lowers blood sugar levels and improves insulin resistance and secretion, ...

For years, the phrase “trans fat” has carried a warning. Health experts have linked these fats to heart disease, prompting ...

Fat. It seems we're always trying to avoid gaining it or avoid eating it. But, when it comes to dietary fats, some are actually good for our health—and some are essential. Alice H. Lichtenstein, ...

Trans fats are unsaturated fatty acids. When a person eats trans fats it raises their bad low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels. Trans fats also lower a person’s good high-density ...

Palmitic acid, the most abundant saturated fat in processed foods and red meat, tracks with higher type 2 diabetes risk ...

Trans fats are the hot topic right now, as the US sets to completely phase them out from food. Understand what type of fats you are consuming. The FDA is phasing out artificial trans fats from the ...

But most people don’t eat enough fatty fish. For some fiber along with fatty fish, pair it with salad, other veggies, or ...