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 fats are unsaturated fatty acids. When a person eats trans fats it raises their bad low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels. Trans fats also lower a person’s good high-density ...

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 ...

Nowthere is a new reason to avoid a side of fries. The latest food culprits are called trans-fatty acids, or "trans-fats", and a campaign is being launched today to purge these molecules from the ...

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 ...

In January 2006, food companies will be legally required to list how much trans fat is in their products. But many companies are starting early. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

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 ...

The World Health Organization on Monday announced a sweeping plan that urges governments around the globe to eliminate the use of trans fats, the industrially produced edible oil that gave birth to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), five billion people are at an increased risk of heart disease and death due to ...

With a growing number of chains electing to change their frying oils to jettison trans fats, the impression among health-conscious consumers might be that heart-threatening dietary risks are becoming ...