Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ever wonder how your great-grandmother ate cream and butter constantly, but still managed to stay so thin? Or how French women ...

In fact, one fatty acid, pentadecanoic acid (C15:0), may even be an essential nutrient that can help our bodies resist the ...

Essential fatty acids (EFAs) are Omega-6s and Omega-3s. They are essential because humans, and all animals, cannot produce them directly but they are needed for survival. They are a critical component ...

A major global review found that most people are not consuming enough essential fatty acids.

Can eating fat be good for us? Some fatty acid molecules actually play a crucial role in maintaining our health and cellular functions. By the early twentieth century, scientists and doctors widely ...

Plus, the healthiest fats of the bunch and how to eat more of 'em.

C15:0 may be the first essential fatty acid discovered in 90 years, and it owes its discovery to an unlikely source.

Genetic background has an effect on the metabolism of the essential polyunsaturated fatty acids alpha-linolenic acid and linoleic acid, a recent study shows. Genetic background has an effect on the ...

Saturated fat in foods like butter and dairy has previously been linked to poorer heart health. Emerging research suggests there are different types of saturated fats, and some improve health. A ...

Researchers at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at UCLA and the National Institutes of Health have developed a zebrafish model that provides new insight ...

This is the 6th in a series of blog posts on ADHD. Previous posts in this series reviewed the causes and epidemiology of ADHD, the role of nutrition in ADHD, the evidence for EEG biofeedback. This ...

Scientists at UC Irvine have found a way to potentially reverse age-related vision loss by targeting the ELOVL2 “aging gene” and restoring vital fatty acids in the retina. Their experiments in mice ...