It's hard to believe there was a time when everyone thought all fat was bad. That's right—a few decades ago, it didn't matter what type of fat you were referring to because they were all nearly ...

Several types of fish have significant oil and fat in their flesh. Common examples are salmon, sardines, mackerel, and ...

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, ...

Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) have proven to be essential for development in preterm infants and have been studied for their capacity to reduce inflammation and infection rates, ...

Metastasis is a multistep process requiring ongoing adaptations of cancer cells. A recent study by Wang et al. published in Cell identified polyunsaturated fatty acids as important players in this ...

Fats are not inherently harmful. They are essential nutrients and modern nutrition science makes an important distinction: ...

There’s much ado about fat. You’ve probably heard that eating less saturated fat can help protect your heart, and that certain unsaturated fats — like those in olive oil, salmon, and nuts — can give ...