Top 8 Reasons Not to Fear Saturated Fats
Humans have been eating saturated fats for hundreds of thousands of years. They were demonized a few decades ago and claimed to cause heart disease, but new data shows that to be completely false. Here are the top 8 reasons not to fear saturated fats. 1. Saturated Fats Increase The Size of LDL Cholesterol Cholesterol is a molecule that is absolutely vital to life. Every cell membrane in our bodies is loaded with it. It is used to make hormones like cortisol, testosterone and estradiol. Without cholesterol, we would die… and our bodies have developed elaborate mechanisms to manufacture it, to make sure we always have enough. But a protein that carries cholesterol in the blood, Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL), has been associated with an elevated risk of heart disease. However, new data shows that there are subtypes of LDL: Small, Dense LDL: Particles that are small, dense and can easily penetrate the arterial wall ( 1 , 2 , 3 ). Large LDL: ...