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 ...

Polyunsaturated fats, also called polyunsaturated fatty acids or PUFA, are good fats. They are a type of fat that is good for your heart health. Including PUFA foods like olive and canola oil in your ...

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Eating excess saturated fat can increase low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels, or “bad” cholesterol. Health experts agree that people should limit saturated fat and replace them with more nutritious, ...

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will begin his push for Americans to eat more saturated fats with the expected release of new dietary guidelines Wednesday. The move ...

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Fat, fat, fat! Would all of our weight loss problems be solved if we just eliminated fat from our diets? Unfortunately, it's not that simple. We actually need fats -- can't live without them, in fact.