It's hard to believe there was a time when everyone thought all fat was bad. That's right—a few decades ago, it didn't matter what type of fat you were referring to because they were all nearly ...

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 ...

February is American Heart Month. Like many of you, I do my best to eat healthy and get enough exercise. As I was preparing dinner, I casually made a comment about how the meal I was making was higher ...

Medically reviewed by Karina Tolentino, RD Key Takeaways Healthy fats can help stabilize blood sugar and improve insulin ...

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 ...

For decades, saturated fat was considered unhealthy and eating it was thought to contribute to heart disease. More recently, experts have begun to question whether eating saturated fat is really as ...

The updated U.S. food pyramid has renewed discussion around what it means to consume healthy fat. There are also lots of misconceptions about being ‘fat but fit’ or being ‘skinny fat’. Medical News ...

Health experts have long recommended limiting it, but Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has signaled a shift in that advice. By Alice Callahan For decades, nutrition experts and health officials have warned ...