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 ...

Beef sticks have gained momentum as a high-protein and portable snack choice, but experts argue that they may not be as ...

This isn’t just about saturated fat. It’s about the broader cost of reductionism in nutrition—where complex dietary patterns ...

Your body needs fat for various functions, including energy production, hormone production, absorption of fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K), maintaining body temperature, and more. However, eating ...

A study found that exercise changes the way that saturated fat is metabolized by the body. iodrakon - stock.adobe.com If you need an excuse to exercise, this new study may butter you up. You can eat ...

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 ...

In response to the low-fat craze of the 1990s, many food companies removed saturated fats from their products, only to replace them with sugars to maintain their palatability. Unfortunately, the ...