It’s easy to worry about eating too many trans fats. But you don’t have to turn into a chef overnight to lower your intake.

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 ...

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 ...

Jillian Kubala, MS, is a registered dietitian based in Westhampton, NY. Jillian uses a unique and personalized approach to help her clients achieve optimal wellness through nutrition and lifestyle ...

Not all fats are equal. A new study has suggested that unsaturated fats from plant sources are far better for human health than saturated fats from animal sources. This work analyzed the composition ...

Remember the '90s, when ‘low-fat’ claims plastered every food label possible? Little did we know that there are good healthy fats — also known as monounsaturated fats — that the body quite literally ...

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 ...

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 ...

Even as a doctor, I sometimes have difficulty remembering which are the good fatty acids and which are the bad. So when McDonald’s announced last week that it was changing its cooking oil–reducing ...