Words matter in national dietary guidance—especially technical ones. In the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, ...

New research from the University of Minnesota Medical School has identified fatty acids that selectively induce death in senescent cells—the culprits behind aging and many chronic diseases—opening new ...

Fatty acids are necessary for the normal functioning of all systems in the body. People can only get essential fatty acids from food sources, while it can create nonessential fatty acids. There are ...

People with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who eat more foods high in certain omega-3 fatty acids like flaxseed oil, walnuts, canola oil and pumpkin seeds may have a slower physical decline from ...

Fatty fish, like salmon, herring, and sardine, provide omega-3 fatty acids, crucial for heart and brain health. The body can't make these fats, so you will need to get them from your diet.

How Do Short-Chain Fatty Acids Work? Your small and large intestines have a layer of cells that is called intestinal epithelium. When you eat more fiber, your body produces short-chain fatty acids to ...

Medical biochemistry unravels the molecular foundations of health and disease by examining small-molecule metabolism, enzyme function and cellular signalling. Metabolomics extends this enquiry by ...

Obesity is the excessive accumulation of triacylglycerols in fatty tissue. This results from excessive calorie intake compared with expenditure. Obesity can rarely be attributed purely to genetic ...

Rachael Link is a registered dietitian and health writer based in San Francisco. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Central Missouri and holds a master’s degree from New York ...

Pensini et al. sought an efficient way to remove these contaminants. Using a combination of experiments and simulations, the researchers uncovered how fatty acids can help separate and trap pollutants ...