Looking at nutrition labels can be confusing, as foods with high amounts of total fat won’t necessarily make you fat. Saturated fat and trans fat are two artery-clogging types that you should severely ...

The fat-free trend of the ’90s may be done and dusted, as high-fat diets like keto continue to remain popular. Since opinions on fat flip-flop often, you may be confused about how fat fits into a ...

Eating too much junk food early in life may rewire the brain in ways that last into adulthood, even after switching to a ...

Share on Pinterest Eating high-fat, high-sugar foods can alter our brains to prefer these foods over healthier options, a study found. Cavan Images/Getty Images Frequent consumption of foods high in ...

Dylan Bailey, M.S., R.D., F.A.N.D. Contributor Dylan is a registered dietitian and fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics who works to ensure accuracy in reporting science and research ...

Some fats are healthy, but nutrition experts recommend avoiding or seriously limiting saturated fat. This type of fat can raise your LDL (or “bad”) cholesterol and lead to weight gain, heart disease, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Noma Nazish writes about actionable ways to live well. For years, fat had been shunned as a pariah of the food groups. All fatty ...

Share on Pinterest Eating foods high in fat may affect mental health, research finds. Jovana Milanko/Stocksy High-fat diets, like the typical Western diet, have been associated with obesity and mental ...

If you’re watching your cholesterol, you’re probably wary of foods known to be high in it. Some foods do earn cholesterol red flags -- think high-fat treats, meats high in saturated fats, and foods ...

Comfort foods may be linked to increased stress and anxiety, new research shows. A high-fat diet may lead to an imbalance in gut bacteria, which could influence brain chemicals, potentially increasing ...