saturated fat

There are four different kinds of fats in the food we eat: saturated, polyunsaturated, monounsaturated and trans fatty acids. Saturated fats are ... Read More »

Fats are part of a healthy diet and help supply energy and nutrients to the body, but it's the type of fat and the amount consumed each day that are ... Read More »

We all indulge in 'bad' foods from time to time, but what are the chances that most of us are indulging in bad things most of the time? Pretty high if ... Read More »

Google, the ingenious company that has seemingly single-handedly conquered the internet, could use some lessons in nutrition, apparently. Well, at ... Read More »

After the "fat-free" frenzy of years past, it's no wonder that some people are scared off of eating any fats. But look around... did the fat-free ... Read More »

Healthy or not healthy? It's a pretty easy question to answer when you're comparing apples to, say, a candy bar. But when you take a look at coconuts, ... Read More »

We'd all like to know that we're going to make it to our retirement and still have a few good years in us to finally enjoy some time off. But the sad ... Read More »

Are you a salad junkie? There's just something about the consistency of it, the colorful way it's presented on a plate or bowl, and the general ... Read More »

As part of National Heart Month, Newsweek offered a multi-page advertisement for Vytron, a pharmaceutical drug that was supposedly shown to reduce bad ... Read More »

It sounds like an oxymoron -- saturated fat in the bloodstream being made worse by a low-fat diet. Does that not sound odd to you? New research is ... Read More »