Not all fats are equal. A new study has suggested that unsaturated fats from plant sources are far better for human health than saturated fats from animal sources. This work analyzed the composition ...

Familial hyperchylomicronemia syndrome (FCS) is a rare disorder you get from genes passed down from your parents. When you have it, your body isn’t able to break down (metabolize) fat. Specifically, ...

For decades, we've been told “Lower LDL is Better.” But what if, in our myopic obsession with LDL and ApoB, we’ve missed a ...

Obesity and abnormal cholesterol levels are closely linked metabolic conditions that significantly increase the risk of heart ...

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO — An analysis of how carbohydrate and fat intake affects blood lipid profiles in more than 100,000 individuals living in 19 low- to high-income countries suggests that the message ...

Researchers are studying triglycerides, cholesterol and other fats to learn more about normal and abnormal biology. Chew on these findings the next time you ponder the fate of the fat in a French fry.

Many people believe high cholesterol only stems from eating fast food and fried meals every single day. The reality is far ...

Lipids are absorbed from the intestine and undergo digestion and metabolism before they can be utilized by the body. Most of the dietary lipids are fats and complex molecules that the body needs to ...

Objective: To examine, in free-living adults eating self-selected diets, the effects on plasma cholesterol of substituting saturated fat rich foods with either n-6 polyunsaturated or monounsaturated ...

Lipid molecules, or fats, are crucial to all forms of life. Cells need lipids to build membranes, separate and organize biochemical reactions, store energy, and transmit information. Every cell can ...

Objective: To investigate the lipid-lowering potential of a butter-fat modified through manipulations in bovine feeding to increase the unsaturated:saturated fatty acid ratio. Design: Double-blind, ...

The findings indicate that it may be possible to improve nerve cell health in ALS by modulating the activity of certain ...