Tallow is making a comeback as cooking habits shift away from ultra-processed oils. Interest lies in its stability, flavor ...

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 ...

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

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BOSTON — The cardiovascular benefits of linoleic acid were spotlighted during the opening session of NUTRTION ...

Plus, the healthiest fats of the bunch and how to eat more of 'em. Unsaturated fats—like those found in olive oil, fish, nuts, and seeds—are essential for brain function, heart health, and reducing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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