Are all trans-fats equally harmful? Does "zero trans-fat" really mean safe? A cardiologist busts common trans-fat myths and ...

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 ...

With a growing number of chains electing to change their frying oils to jettison trans fats, the impression among health-conscious consumers might be that heart-threatening dietary risks are becoming ...

Work is finished, and you're tired and hungry. Maybe you're rushing home or to daycare pickup.

After victories in eradicating smallpox, certifying most of the world polio free and developing COVID-19 vaccines in record time, we are on the cusp – for the first time – of turning the tide on a ...

Cooking certain vegetables in oils at high temperatures can create unhealthy fats linked to heart disease risk, according to a new study. The exact relationship between unhealthy fats and heart ...

We've come a long way from the 70s and 80s, when all fat was considered bad for us. Today, we know that many fats, including those in nuts, avocado and fatty fish, are incredibly healthy. Then there ...

For decades, saturated fat was considered unhealthy and eating it was thought to contribute to heart disease. More recently, experts have begun to question whether eating saturated fat is really as ...

Dr. Wagle says that artificial fats can get incorporated into brain cell membranes, changing their structure and making it ...