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 ...

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 ...

Trans fats are unsaturated fatty acids. When a person eats trans fats it raises their bad low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels. Trans fats also lower a person’s good high-density ...

Margarines were once praised as a healthy alliterative to butter. That, however, is not the case, as these butters include ingredients that have direct links to cancer risks.

The late 19th century was filled with well-intentioned food innovations — we'll just leave it at that. While this was a time when food preservation processes like canning and pasteurizing were ...

I frequently get questions from readers about dietary fats as there is a lot of confusion surrounding why some fats are bad and some good, plus why fat can increase the cholesterol in your bloodstream ...

Trans fats, often hidden in processed and fried foods, are a significant threat to heart health, silently disrupting blood vessels and raising harmful ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify the health recommendations for saturated fats and trans fats. (NewsNation) — U.S. dietary guidelines could soon undergo another overhaul under the ...