Olive oil is a staple of the Mediterranean diet because it contains healthy fats, including monounsaturated fatty acids ...

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Understanding good vs bad fats for a healthier, balanced diet.

Your body needs fat for various functions, including energy production, hormone production, absorption of fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K), maintaining body temperature, and more. However, eating ...

While there are many positive aspects to newly released nutritional guidelines, promotion of saturated fats is cause for ...

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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 ...

The study took brain scans while people viewed and selected various foods. On a platter of cheese, pretzels and donuts, most people will probably reach for the donuts, according to a new study. That ...