Consuming Polyunsaturated Fats May Help Offset Weight Gain Risks.

according to a study published online Oct. 15 in the Journal of the American Heart Association, polyunsaturated fats appear to improve cholesterol levels in people who consume too many calories and gain weight. Researchers arrived at this conclusion after having two groups of lean adults consume three or four muffins a day for seven weeks, some made with sunflower oil and others made with the saturated fat palm oil. People who ate the muffins made with palm oil had increased cholesterol levels. Participants in both groups experienced an increase in insulin resistance, however. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/15/us-health-nutrition-cardiovascular-idUSKCN0I42JZ20141015