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 ...

A new study, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, followed thousands of older participants for years.

Dieting culture tends to move in cycles. At present, companies are jam-packing protein into many packaged goods because the ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Saturated fats, which include butter, lard and shortening, are solid at room temperature. (Steve Wisbauer / Getty Images) (Steve ...

Butter or margarine is a debate which has been raging for more than a century, ever since the first butter alternatives ...