Is one type of fat healthier than another? Which foods are high in saturated fat, and which are high in unsaturated fat? EatingWell answers your top questions. Reviewed by Dietitian Lisa Valente, M.S.

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 ...

The previous article described how fatty acids consist of long chains of carbon-carbon bonds, with the carbon mostly “saturated” with hydrogen atoms. When two saturated adjacent carbon atoms exchange ...

The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) determined the relationships between saturated fat and cardiovascular disease (CVD) and the roles of dairy, red meat and plant-based oils with findings ...

Health experts have long recommended limiting it, but Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has signaled a shift in that advice.

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 ...

A debate is raging in the nutrition world: are seed oils or saturated fats to blame for heart disease? The leading cause of death in the U.S., one in five fatalities in 2022 was attributed to heart ...

Polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) is a type of "good" or healthy dietary fat. It can help lower your low-density lipoprotein (LDL) ...

The best time to eat carrots for eye health is not a specific time of day, but rather alongside a meal or snack containing fats. Unsaturated fats can make it easier for your body to absorb ...