As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. signals a fat-friendlier approach to dietary guidelines, a new review offers fodder for opposing sides.

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 ...

Researchers at the University of Queensland have revealed the crucial role of saturated fatty acids in the brain's consolidation of memories. Dr Isaac Akefe from UQ's Queensland Brain Institute has ...

A recent perspective piece published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition discussed current dietary recommendations to reduce the intake of saturated fatty acids and modulate the risk of ...

Researchers have identified ARMC5 as a key regulator of fatty acid balance in adipose tissue. ARMC5 degrades non-SCAP-bound SREBP1, activating it to regulate stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD), an enzyme ...

Fat is an essential nutrient in everyone's diet. They give us energy, keep us feeling full, and help absorb vital fat-soluble ...

Saturated fatty acid chain length should be taken into consideration when assessing the impact on heart health, a new study suggests, indicating an opening for food marketers to differentiate the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with a BMI of at least 25 kg/m 2 had higher levels of alanine aminotransferase and aspartate ...

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 ...

While consuming saturated fats increases blood cholesterol, meta-analyses suggest this does not translate into increased risk of cardiovascular disease, say researchers. Dietary guidelines around the ...

Researchers have revealed the crucial role of saturated fatty acids in the brain's consolidation of memories. Researchers at the University of Queensland have revealed the crucial role of saturated ...

Share on Pinterest Consuming too much saturated fat may contribute to memory deficits, research suggests. Helen Rushbrook/Stocksy While fat is an essential component of diet, consuming too much ...