Fat is an essential nutrient in everyone's diet. They give us energy, keep us feeling full, and help absorb vital fat-soluble ...

As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. signals a fat-friendlier approach to dietary guidelines, a new review offers fodder for opposing sides.

Put plainly, the war on saturated fat, rooted in the hypothesis that it causes heart disease, has never been based on sound science. In fact, a large and growing body of evidence reveals that ...

For fifty years, Americans were told to swap butter for seed oils and steak for pasta, only to become sicker and heavier. New ...

The health secretary has said that new government recommendations would “stress the need to eat saturated fats.” ...

The analysis — published Dec. 16 in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine — found that people with a higher chance of developing heart problems had fewer heart attacks and strokes when they reduced ...

A systematic review of 17 randomized trials found that among high cardiovascular risk individuals, reducing saturated fat was linked to lower all-cause mortality and possible reductions in ...

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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 ...

New research suggests that reducing saturated fat may only help people at high risk of heart disease. But cardiologists say the data is ‘not there yet.’ ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. Christopher Gardner is exuberant in his ...

Saturated fat is a type of fat that is solid at room temperature. Meat and dairy products are the main sources of saturated fat. Coconut and palm oils also contain it. A review from 2020 reinforces ...