Agriculture is one of the hardest human activities to decarbonize, but a potential solution eliminates farms altogether: synthesize dietary fats.

New research identifies one of the first cellular links between healthy fats known as monounsaturated fatty acids and lifespan in lab worms.

In some cases, avocado oil labeled as "pure" or "extra virgin" contained nearly 100% soybean oil, reserchers found. They also have tips to avoid bad oil.

Two genes that appear to help intestinal stem cells burn dietary fat may play a role in colon cancer, according to new research.

Researchers looked at 230,156 food products sold in the US. More than 70% were ultra-processed.

While some scientists say eating meat let early human brains grow bigger, a new paper argues it was fat from bone marrow that got things started.