New research of old data suggests that using vegetable oils high in linoleic acid failed to reduce heart disease and overall mortality even though the intervention reduced cholesterol levels. And ...

Words matter in national dietary guidance—especially technical ones. In the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, ...

Some social media influencers are pushing the narrative that polyunsaturated oils are bad for you. It’s time to set the record straight. These influencers are typically basing their declarations on a ...

Although reported to the point of no longer being newsworthy, it is still shocking that fully one-third of U.S. adults are overweight with another more than one-third (35.7%) being obese. The current ...

Replacing saturated fats with vegetable oils rich in linoleic acid lowers blood cholesterol, but doesn't curb heart disease risk or help you live longer, suggests a study published by The BMJ today.

Seed oils are now mixed up with ultra-processed foods. At this point, there is not a common definition of what qualifies as ...

New research casts additional doubt on the long-standing belief that replacing saturated fat with vegetable oils rich in linoleic acid will reduce the risk of cardiovascular death by lowering blood ...

Are seed oils bad for you, as U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and an army of “Make America Healthy Again” influencers claim? The answer (tl;dr!) is that they’re more likely to have some ...

KANSAS CITY — Wide-ranging changes appear to be unfolding in the US food supply. The US Food and Drug Administration on April 22 said it aims to phase out petroleum-based synthetic food colors by the ...

Avocados are one of the healthiest high-fat foods you can eat, but there are plenty of other nutrient-dense fats to include ...

Switching from saturated fat to vegetable oils that are rich in linoleic acid reduces cholesterol but actually increases the incidence of heart attacks and heart disease, according to a recent review ...

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