With so many types of fats, and so much mixed messaging around them, it’s tough to know what to eat more or less of when you’re trying to lose weight. Here’s the lowdown.

Polyunsaturated fats: These also lower LDL cholesterol levels and provide you with vitamin E. Polyunsaturated fats provide essential fats your body can't produce itself like omega-3s, which are ...

Seed oils are common cooking oils that have been around since the early 1900s. As the name implies, the demonized category of ...

Oct. 4, 2004 -- A high intake of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat, particularly cis fat, is associated with a reduced risk of gallstone disease, according to the results of a prospective ...

Swapping out high saturated fat foods, like red meat, in favor of unsaturated fats, like seed oils, helps lower harmful LDL cholesterol levels.” ...

Polyunsaturated fats ease damage linked to weight gain Overall cholesterol/HDL cholesterol ratio differed as much as 18% in participants who ate a diet with unsaturated fats versus saturated fats ...

Switching from a diet high in saturated animal fats to one rich in plant-based unsaturated fats affects the fat composition in the blood, which in turn influences long-term disease risk. A recent ...

Not all fat is bad for you. For years, fat had a bad rap, sparking the “low-fat” craze that took over the ‘90s. But fat is anything but harmful, and it’s needed for overall health.

Monounsaturated fats: Monounsaturated fats are fat molecules with one unsaturated carbon bond (hence the “mono”). Olive oil, avocado, and some nuts and seeds contain this type of fat.

Picking the best salmon filet involves visual inspection, touch, and smell for signs of freshness, looking for firm, shiny, ...

Saturated fats are processed through a pathway called fatty acid oxidation, which impairs immune function, while unsaturated fats like oleic acid form protective lipid droplets in the cells ...