Well+BeingThe new dietary guidelines include butter. Here’s my advice. January 7, 2026 | 11:04 PM GMTThe new U.S. dietary guidelines include butter as a cooking fat in addition to olive oil. Previous guidelines encouraged shifting away from butter in favor of vegetable oils. Decades of research suggest that butter raises LDL, or the “bad” cholesterol, compared to plant-based oils, and higher intake is linked to greater health risks over time.

Source: Washington Post January 08, 2026 05:08 UTC