Fat Tuesday is a festive day of gluttonous indulgence, reflecting the practice of eating rich, fatty foods on the last night before the long Christian season of Lent, which is marked by fasting and ...

Trans fats are unsaturated fatty acids. When a person eats trans fats it raises their bad low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels. Trans fats also lower a person’s good high-density ...

When we think about fat, we most often think about white fat cells, which store excess calories like so many batteries, providing insulation and cushioning for our muscles, bones and organs. But not ...

Fat Bear Week is back! The famed March Madness-style bracket competition that pits some of Katmai National Park and Preserve's bulkiest and most beloved brown bears against each other in the arena of ...

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 ...