Many of us grew up with the idea that fat is the enemy. And, after decades of directives to minimize our dietary fat intake, ...

Dr. Lichtenstein answers the question: 'Differences Between Good Fat And Bad?' — -- Question: What are the differences between good fat and bad fat? Answer: Yes, there are differences between ...

Although reported to the point of no longer being newsworthy, it is still shocking that fully one-third of U.S. adults are overweight with another more than one-third (35.7%) being obese. The current ...

Protein and carbohydrate macronutrients (nutrients we need a lot of) have been discussed in recent columns. Today’s column is about the third macronutrient: fat. Proteins and carbs have four calories ...

The use of biomimicry to form nature-inspired oleogels could help manufacturers to better structure unsaturated fats to replace trans fats, say researchers. The desire to swap out trans fats and ...

Focus on low-fat diets and lack of differentiation between healthy and unhealthy fat has led to ‘paradoxical policies’ about healthy eating Eating a non-calorie restricted Mediterranean diet high in ...