Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins was also present to help unveil the guidelines, which cover 2025 to 2030. Kennedy 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 ...

Protein, dairy, and so-called "healthy" fats are the foundational elements of the new dietary guidelines. But what is a "healthy" fat, anyway?

Saturated fatty acid chain length should be taken into consideration when assessing the impact on heart health, a new study suggests, indicating an opening for food marketers to differentiate the ...

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 ...

The content of the upcoming Dietary Guidelines for Americans could hinge on findings of a renowned – but subsequently controversial – American scientist who concluded that overconsumption of saturated ...

In response to the low-fat craze of the 1990s, many food companies removed saturated fats from their products, only to replace them with sugars to maintain their palatability. Unfortunately, the ...

Marinka Steur received funding from Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit (MC_UU_00006/3) and was also supported by the British Heart Foundation for part of this work. She declares no conflict of ...

While consuming saturated fats increases blood cholesterol, meta-analyses suggest this does not translate into increased risk of cardiovascular disease, say researchers. Dietary guidelines around the ...