Medically reviewed by Jonathan Purtell, RDN Nuts and seeds are rich in magnesium, a mineral essential for energy production, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When it comes to fat, dietary recommendations can be a little bit confusing. Decades ago, experts recommended eating less fat overall. Now, the advice is a little different: Experts agree that some ...

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, ...

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 ...

Women with a higher intake of dietary saturated fats have fewer mature oocytes available for collection in IVF, according to results of a new study. The study investigated the effect of dietary fat ...