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

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 ...

If you need an excuse to exercise, this new study may butter you up. You can eat saturated fat, found in animal products and full-fat dairy, and still lose weight if you exercise for five hours a week ...

An active lifestyle can change how the body burns saturated and unsaturated fat according to new research from the University of Aberdeen. While this study did not look at diet, which is notoriously ...

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 systematic review of 17 randomized trials found that among high cardiovascular risk individuals, reducing saturated fat was linked to lower all-cause mortality and possible reductions in ...

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 ...

Let’s tackle saturated fat, shall we? It’s something people brawl about on social media, and (mostly) cordially disagree about in scientific literature. I could write a persuasive piece, chock full of ...

New research hints at a few ways fatty foods affect cells in the brain, a finding that could help explain the link between a high-fat diet and impaired memory -- especially as we age. A new study in ...