Foods high in saturated fats include beef, fried foods, and cheese. Your body makes all the cholesterol it needs, including "bad" low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. But when you regularly eat ...

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 ...

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will begin his push for Americans to eat more saturated fats with the expected release of new dietary guidelines Wednesday. The move ...

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 ...

Saturated fatty acid chain length should be taken into consideration when assessing the impact on heart health, a new study suggests, indicating an opening for food marketers to differentiate the ...

Asking whether saturated fat is good or bad for your cardiovascular (CV) health is looking for a simplistic answer to a complicated issue. Saturated fat is not a single entity, and the merits of ...

Not all fats need to be avoided when it comes to lowering blood pressure.

The content of the upcoming Dietary Guidelines for Americans could hinge on findings of a renowned – but subsequently controversial – American scientist who concluded that overconsumption of saturated ...