saturated fats

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1. The kind of fat in which the molecules are arranged so that every valence electron in each of the atoms making up the molecule is used to form a bond with one electron from another atom (called a single bond). Saturated fats are usually solid at room temperature and are found in butter, red meat, poultry, and milk products.

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A diet high in saturated fats increases the level of cholesterol in the blood. Because of the role cholesterol may play in heart disease, many physicians now recommend that people eat fewer saturated fats.

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You shouldn’t eat a lot of saturated fats, generally, but choosing one kind of milk or another to pour in your cereal probably won’t make that much of a difference.

From Slate • Jan. 28, 2026

Eating several servings of red meat or chicken with the skin on every day likely means your intake of saturated fats is too high.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 10, 2026

“Other options can include butter or beef tallow,” it adds, which goes against most nutrition advice about limiting saturated fats.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

Cutting back on saturated fats is the best dietary advice to prevent high cholesterol for most people, said Alice Lichtenstein, director of the Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory at Tufts University who wasn’t involved in the review.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

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