Oct. 4, 2004 -- A high intake of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat, particularly cis fat, is associated with a reduced risk of gallstone disease, according to the results of a prospective, ...

Not all fats need to be avoided when it comes to lowering blood pressure.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. How do you know where the answers lie? The reality is, fat is engrained in American diets. It’s in the oil we use in the pan, the ...

Hating on “seed oils” is the latest dietary fad. Here’s why it’s misguided. Rummage around the fringes of nutrition “science” for a while and you’ll soon bump into a strongly held belief that the ...

When new dietary guidelines for Americans came out in early January, I couldn’t help but notice “healthy fats” at the top of the inverted food pyramid. Like the food pyramid itself, the new guidelines ...

Fat has had a bad rep since the 1980s, but like many things in nutrition, it’s not black and white. The types of fats matter too when we’re talking about the benefits or drawbacks of adding this ...

Vegetable oil blending refers to combining two or more vegetable oils to improve nutrition and cooking performance.

Tallow is making a comeback as cooking habits shift away from ultra-processed oils. Interest lies in its stability, flavor ...

There may be no nutrient more maligned than fat. In the 90s, it was widely believed we needed to avoid fat at all costs, and food products branded as “low-fat” were everywhere. By the 2010s, the ...