Saturated fatty acid chain length should be taken into consideration when assessing the impact on heart health, a new study suggests, indicating an opening for food marketers to differentiate the ...

A recent perspective piece published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition discussed current dietary recommendations to reduce the intake of saturated fatty acids and modulate the risk of ...

A recent study indicates that as much as one-fifth of the total food expenditure of Finns is spent on nutritionally unnecessary, or discretionary, foods. The category includes confectionery, sweet ...

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 ...

There’s much ado about fat. You’ve probably heard that eating less saturated fat can help protect your heart, and that certain unsaturated fats — like those in olive oil, salmon, and nuts — can give ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A debate is raging in the nutrition world: are seed oils or saturated ...