Google it, Marilyn. go to webmd or one of those sites.

It's a matter of opinion.  A lot of low carbers only think it is harmful
when eaten with a lot of carbs.  There are studies showing saturated fat
raises cholesterol but none of them were done in combination with a low
intake of carbs.  The fact that low carb diets lower cholesterol for most
people including those who don't worry about saturated fat suggests that the
combination may be the problem, not the saturated fat alone.

For loss, maybe.  For health, maybe.

There have been studies that compare percentages of saturated
versus unsaturated fats in low carb dieters and the few studies
that exist suggest that the loss rate can be lower with softer fat
sources.  Doesn't seem to be a big effect.

For health, there's the fact that certain polyunsaturated fats are
essential but saturated fats aren't - The human body can make its
own saturated fat and can convert one typ to another.  Deal is,
once you have enough of the essential ones is more better?
Since the more part is just calories, whatever.

Not for low carbers.  It's only bad when combined with a high carb
diet.

Saturated fat is the solid stuff.  If it pours it is low in saturated.
If
it is all the way to waxy it is high in saturates.  So figure soft
butter has a fair amount, stiff lard has more.

How would you trade for less saturated and more saturated fat?
Grill the meat and drain off the drippings, then replace with nut
oil or olive oil.  Is it worth doing?  Not for almost any low carber.

Go here: http://www.mercola.com/

and type saturated fat in the Google search box at the tope of the page.

I personally don't think sat fat is bad unless combined with excessive carb
consumption.  However, one still needs to be concerned about eating too much
fat because that generally means too many calories which translates to
getting fat (in general).  That doesn't mean that fat makes you fat, though.
Too many calories (= too much food) will make you fat.  Carbs make you
hungier, fat and protein don't.

Also keep in mind that a lot of people today stiill think meat fat is bad
(the main source of sat fat) and hence avoid it like the plague.  But if
they consume a high carb diet, they probably should avoid it.  Keep in mind
though that a lot of the studies done in the past which had high carb and
fat in the diet didn't make the distinction between sat fats and transfats.
And transfats have been in our diets for many years now, which all of the
refined/processed foods we eat.  The problem really could be teh man-made
transfats moreso than the sat fats. Man has been messing with the food
supply and there is no good way to be sure that some of this hasn't been
harmful. More to the point, the feeding of livestock with grains has
resulted in increased fat in livestock.  That also means their meat has more
sat fat than it would has livestock been allowed to grass, as intended by
nature.

Do You Have a Fatty Brain?

If it is a healthy brain, it is a fatty brain.
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http://www.fi.edu/brain/fats.htm
From the Franklin Institute Science Museum.......

Fats Build Your Brain
       

No offense, but you have a fat head! About two-thirds of your brain is
composed of fats. But not just any kind.

Your brain cells require very specialized fats – the same ones that
built the brains of your prehistoric ancestors and enabled them to learn
and evolve at such a fast rate. These same fats are even now being
incorporated into the very structure of your brain.

Membranes – the Working Surface of Your Brain is Made from Fatty Acids
       

The membranes of neurons – the specialized brain cells that communicate
with each other – are composed of a thin double-layer of fatty acid
molecules. Fatty acids are what dietary fats are composed of. When you
digest the fat in your food, it is broken down into fatty acid molecules
of various lengths. Your brain then uses these for raw materials to
assemble the special types of fat it incorporates into its cell membranes.
        

Passing through a cell's membrane into its cell's interior are oxygen,
glucose (blood sugar), and the micronutrients the cell needs to
function. Metabolic waste products must exit, so the cell won't be
impaired by its own pollution.

Protective Myelin is 70% Fat
       

Myelin, the protective sheath that covers communicating neurons, is
composed of 30% protein and 70% fat. One of the most common fatty acids
in myelin is oleic acid, which is also the most abundant fatty acid in
human milk and in our diet.

Monosaturated oleic acid is the main component of olive oil as well as
the oils from almonds, pecans, macadamias, peanuts, and avocados.

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