SATURATED FAT | UNSATURATED FAT |
Meats, butter, dairy products | Vegetable oils |
Solid at room temperature | Liquid at room temperature |
Increase levels of “bad” cholesterol (LDL) | Increase levels of “good” cholesterol (HDL) |
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) clogs arteries | High-density lipoprotein (HDL), “grabs” LDL and escorts it to the liver where LDL is broken down and eventually removed from the body. |
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