Saturated Fat
Saturated fat is a type of fat that may increase your LDL (bad) cholesterol levels, which may increase your risk of heart disease.
Saturated fats come primarily from animal products such as meat and dairy products:
- Butter
- Cheese
- Whole milk
- Ice cream
- Cream
- Fatty meats
- Also found in some vegetable oils - Coconut and palm oil (palm kernel or palm oil)
Unsaturated Fat
Unsaturated fats help lower blood cholesterol if used instead of saturated fats.
Unsaturated fats have lots of calories, so you need to limit them.
Most liquid vegetable oils are unsaturated. There are a few exceptions which include Coconut and palm oil (palm kernel or palm oil). Make sure you read the nutritional information on food labels.
There are two types of unsaturated fats:
- Monounsaturated fats: Examples - olive and canola oils.
- Polyunsaturated fats: Examples - fish, safflower, sunflower, corn, and soybean oils.