An international team, including scientists from Leipzig University, has gained important new insights into the regulation of food intake in mammals. The study, recently published in the journal ...

Most saturated fats raise "bad" low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, which increases your heart disease risk. Short- and medium-chain saturated fats might have a neutral or positive effect on ...

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For decades, Americans have avoided saturated fat out of concern it could raise LDL (“bad”) cholesterol, which is linked to heart disease. But newer research suggests that not all forms of saturated ...

Here’s the reality: If you follow the guidelines (including limiting saturated fat to 10 percent of your calories), you’ll be fine. The same was true of previous guidelines, although they had ...

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of American women and men — and has been for over 100 years. In fact, cardiovascular diseases are the top cause of adult deaths everywhere, responsible for 1 in 3 ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular ...

The Trump administration today unveiled new dietary guidelines that dramatically reshape how Americans are advised to eat. The new recommendations, presented by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., ...

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will begin his push for Americans to eat more saturated fats with the expected release of new dietary guidelines Wednesday. The move ...

The Trump administration has unveiled a new food pyramid, which stresses protein and whole foods and calls for an end to "the war on saturated fat." U.S. Department of Agriculture Health Secretary ...

For weeks, I pushed saturated fat intake to an extreme to see how my cholesterol would respond. The outcome challenges some long-held assumptions about diet and heart risk. This is what happens when ...