The foods you eat—including fats—have a big impact on your blood pressure levels. Foods that are high in saturated fat, for example, can increase levels of low-density lipopro ...

Oct. 4, 2004 -- A high intake of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat, particularly cis fat, is associated with a reduced risk of gallstone disease, according to the results of a prospective, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. How do you know where the answers lie? The reality is, fat is engrained in American diets. It’s in the oil we use in the pan, the ...

Looking at nutrition labels can be confusing, as foods with high amounts of total fat won’t necessarily make you fat. Saturated fat and trans fat are two artery-clogging types that you should severely ...

Almonds can help improve gut and heart health. They are a source of antioxidants and healthy unsaturated fats.

Hating on “seed oils” is the latest dietary fad. Here’s why it’s misguided. Rummage around the fringes of nutrition “science” for a while and you’ll soon bump into a strongly held belief that the ...

When new dietary guidelines for Americans came out in early January, I couldn’t help but notice “healthy fats” at the top of the inverted food pyramid. Like the food pyramid itself, the new guidelines ...

Tallow is making a comeback as cooking habits shift away from ultra-processed oils. Interest lies in its stability, flavor ...

There may be no nutrient more maligned than fat. In the 90s, it was widely believed we needed to avoid fat at all costs, and food products branded as “low-fat” were everywhere. By the 2010s, the ...