Total fat consumption has dropped slightly, but Americans continue to grow fatter.

All major dietary guidelines advocate a need to reduce our average national fat consumption.

But as the standard of living rises, fat consumption and its consequences rise as well.

And finally, there are studies that implicate obesity rather than fat consumption.

But we cannot ignore the effect that trans fat consumption has on our wallets.

For those concerned about fat consumption, such salads are generally no nutritional bargain.

Hu also reports on the benefits of reducing trans fat consumption.

There are suggestions that the negative consequences of trans fat consumption go beyond the cardiovascular risk.

Most of this extra food energy came from an increase in carbohydrate consumption rather than fat consumption.

The report also underscores the need to reduce fat consumption.