The fat-free era of the 1990s may be a distant memory, but the conversation around dietary fat is still muddier than it needs to be. With several distinct types of fat each behaving differently in the body knowing what to eat, what to limit, and what to avoid entirely is less straightforward than a single…
Nutrition trends have a way of cycling through villains. In the 1990s, fat was public enemy number one, and an entire generation of low-fat packaged foods followed. Today, protein is having its moment, showing up in everything from yogurt to pasta. Carbohydrates, meanwhile, swing between beloved and feared depending on the decade.
But fat? It…

