The average American diet reads like a cautionary tale. Convenience has quietly won the battle against nutrition, and the ...

With new restrictions on their use, trans fats are fast on their way out of favor with the American public. But are replacements for trans fats any healthier? Artificial trans fats, which are used to ...

Extra-virgin olive oil, avocado oil, canola oil, soybean oil, and walnut oil are heart-healthy options with different uses.

WASHINGTON — You may not even know you are eating them, but trans fats will soon be mostly gone from your food. The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it will require food companies to phase ...

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

Last we heard, the once ubiquitous trans fats had mostly disappeared from packaged cookies, muffins and french fries. That's what we reported back in November 2013, when the Food and Drug ...

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 ...

A study led by researchers at McMaster University has found that that trans fats are associated with greater risk of death and coronary heart disease, but saturated fats are not associated with an ...

The trans fats found in your favorite junk foods aren't just clogging your arteries: New research shows they might also be messing with your memory. Young and middle-aged men who ate large amounts of ...

Recently, the Obama administration pledged to phase trans fats out of the American food supply over the next three years. This is great news, because trans fats adversely affect your brain health. Man ...