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Most saturated fats raise "bad" low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, which increases your heart disease risk. Short- and medium-chain saturated fats might have a neutral or positive effect on ...

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 on Wednesday. The move ...

This isn’t just about saturated fat. It’s about the broader cost of reductionism in nutrition—where complex dietary patterns ...

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 ...

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. Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular ...

For more than half a century, Americans have been urged to shy away from saturated fats, found mainly in animal products. We have been told to cook with canola oil instead of butter, select skim ...

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A meta-analysis showed that reducing saturated fat intake was associated with reduced mortality, albeit only in high-risk individuals. For people at low to intermediate cardiovascular risk, cutting or ...

For decades, Americans have avoided saturated fat out of concern it could raise LDL (“bad”) cholesterol, which is linked to heart disease. But newer research suggests that not all forms of saturated ...

An international team, including scientists from Leipzig University, has gained important new insights into the regulation of ...

Experts recommend emphasizing mono- and polyunsaturated fats (including Omega-3s) in daily eating. In addition to avocado, ...