Avocado oil is another top contender for healthy cooking. It has a high smoke point —around 520°F—which makes it one of the best oils for grilling, frying, or roasting. Like olive oil, it’s rich in ...

The monounsaturated fats found in vegetable oils, nuts and avocados can help boost a person's "good" cholesterol levels when added to an overall diet that curbs "bad" LDL cholesterol, a study ...

Although your body creates its own fat from excess calories, there are other kinds of fats that we get through our diet. Dietary fats include: Monounsaturated fat Polyunsaturated fat Saturated fat ...

Diets rich in plant- vs animal-based monounsaturated fatty acids show significantly lower rates of total and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, particularly when the plant-based fatty acids ...

Background Higher intake of monounsaturated fat may raise high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol without raising low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. We tested whether increasing the ...

Monounsaturated Fatty Acids May Suppress RA Activity At EULAR 2014, two studies shed insight on the relationship between dietary intake of monounsaturated fatty acids and cholesterol with disease ...

Canola oil and high-oleic canola oils can lower abdominal fat when used in place of other selected oil blends, according to a new study. Researchers also found that consuming certain vegetable oils ...

When it comes to weight loss, the oils you use to cook food, can truly make a difference. They are calorie-dense, with each ...

Pudgy roundworms storing a particular type of fat live longer than their more svelte counterparts, according to a new study. Pudgy roundworms storing a particular type of fat live longer than their ...

Only over 20 years ago butter was the public villain — contributing to raised cholesterol levels and public concern over an increased risk of heart disease. Now, this public perception seems to have ...

Macadamia nuts are a tree nut native to Australia but are now grown in different areas of the world, including Hawaii and parts of Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Macadamia nuts have a mild, ...