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 ...

Trans fat is the unhealthiest fat because it lowers your good cholesterol and boosts bad cholesterol. If a food has less than 0.5 grams of trans fat, manufacturers can list it as 0 g on nutrition ...

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 ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Trans fat is a killer: Up to 500,000 people a year die worldwide from the consequences of eating it. Trans fat increases LDL (or ...

Salk scientists have tracked the flow of trans fats using mouse models to describe the molecular mechanisms that cause trans fats to promote atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), explaining ...

LOUISVILLE KY. —KFC broke new ground two weeks ago with TV spots focusing on its switch to frying oil containing zero grams of trans fats, but other chains so far appear content to promote their trans ...

Compound lipid fluxes are depicted as rivers and waterfalls flowing down a human-shaped mountain, leading to distinct pools including liver- and heart-shaped lakes. Different fatty acids flow down the ...