Get ready for a fight over how much steak, butter and ice cream you should eat. These beloved foods—not to mention pizza, cookies and many sandwiches—all contain saturated fat. For decades, the ...

New research suggests a coffee compound may help people lose a small amount of body weight and visceral fat. Image credit: Darren Muir/Stocksy. Cafestol is a natural diterpene compound found in coffee ...

When new dietary guidelines are unveiled later this month, the Trump administration is expected to upend long-held advice on whole milk and its full-fat friends in the dairy aisle. For decades, the ...

The latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans, updated for 2025–2030, have come into alignment with his outlook, recommending three daily servings of whole milk or other forms of full-fat dairy as part ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Isabella Cueto covers the leading causes of ...

A large imaging-based study finds that people who drink more alcohol each week carry a disproportionately higher share of dangerous visceral fat, offering new insight into the biology behind the ...

For decades, Americans have avoided saturated fat out of concern it could raise LDL (“bad”) cholesterol, which is linked to heart disease. But newer research suggests that not all forms of saturated ...

If you’re concerned not just about appearance but muscle quality, a new study might interest you: It suggests that muscles can “fatten” from the inside—even if you watch your calorie intake but choose ...

Merve Ceylan is a dietitian and health writer with four years of experience writing for companies in the nutrition and health industry. Coconut oil and processed meats have more saturated fat and are ...