The word “fat” used to be the enemy. Today, the conversation has shifted from how much fat we eat to the type of fat we choose.

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030, highlight full-fat dairy, butter, and beef tallow as healthy fat sources, ...

Saturated fats are often discussed mainly for their role in raising LDL cholesterol, but research shows their metabolic effects extend much further. Diets high in saturated fatty acids influence ...

An active lifestyle can change how the body burns saturated and unsaturated fat according to new research from the University of Aberdeen. While this study did not look at diet, which is notoriously ...

Athletes seem to be able to burn saturated fat more effectively by storing it in their muscles You can’t outrun a bad diet. At least, that’s been the perceived wisdom until now. But a new study by ...

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 ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Jamie Johnson, RDN Coconut oil and processed meats have more saturated fat and are linked to higher ...

To reduce heart disease risk, it's the quality, not the quantity, of carbs or fats that matter, says new study from the ...