Why (and How) to Cut Saturated Fats From Your Diet

Take out containers filled with fried chicken wings. Fried items and meat are both sources of saturated fat.

The 411 on limiting saturated fats. Chances are, nothing good comes to mind when you hear those words. That’s because research has proven again and again that diets high in saturated fats increase LDL (“bad”) cholesterol in blood, which increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. The American Heart Association began recommending in 1961 that we […]