Wondering what fats should I eat? Learn all about the importance of fats for the human body and focus on getting pasture-raised, CLA rich foods. Long before the dawn of agriculture, our ancestors ...

It's a fact: Eating too much fat can raise cholesterol, clog arteries, and contribute to the risk of stroke and other forms of heart disease — not to mention obesity, diabetes, cancer and a host of ...

Although reported to the point of no longer being newsworthy, it is still shocking that fully one-third of U.S. adults are overweight with another more than one-third (35.7%) being obese. The current ...

The use of biomimicry to form nature-inspired oleogels could help manufacturers to better structure unsaturated fats to replace trans fats, say researchers. The desire to swap out trans fats and ...

The addition of maltodextrins to high-calorie food products may reduce fat content by up to 50 per cent, without altering important characteristics like firmness, say researchers. The study, published ...

It turns out not all fat is created equally. A study was presented last week at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2021. It found that vegetable fat may decrease the risk of stroke ...

Trans fat is a type of unsaturated fat that is not common in nature but can be produced when vegetable fats are hydrogenated through chemical reactions to become saturated fats. All fats have a ...

Higher intake of vegetable fats from foods such as olive oil and nuts is associated with a lower risk for stroke, whereas people who eat more animal fats, especially processed red meats, may have a ...