• Hydrogenated (aka. trans fats) can be found naturally in small amounts in cow’s milk and meat, but most sources are man-made. To make hydrogenated oil, vegetable oils are bombarded with nickel atoms ...

We've come a long way from the 70s and 80s, when all fat was considered bad for us. Today, we know that many fats, including those in nuts, avocado and fatty fish, are incredibly healthy. Then there ...

Boston -- In December, New York City passed a law to phase out the use of trans fat in restaurants. Other cities, including Boston and Chicago, might follow suit. According to Alice H. Lichtenstein, ...

First we learned that butter was bad for our hearts. Then we switched to margarine and found that was unhealthful too. Now nutrition experts are declaring war on the fats used in almost all ...