Eating saturated fat regularly affects your LDL cholesterol levels and can raise your heart disease risk. There are simple steps you can take to lower your numbers.

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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 on Wednesday. The move ...

A new study, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, followed thousands of older participants for years.

While there are many positive aspects to newly released nutritional guidelines, promotion of saturated fats is cause for concern.

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 ...

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Your body naturally produces cholesterol, but the foods you eat every day may significantly influence whether those levels stay healthy—or quietly increase your risk of heart disease.

For more than half a century, Americans have been urged to shy away from saturated fats, found mainly in animal products. We have been told to cook with canola oil instead of butter, select skim ...

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 ...

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