Dr Kiel quickly reviews Saturated Fat MORE HEALTH EDUCATION: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt6puIp2CPGX8ilSikABEAc0wiS-slL-h READ MORE https://www.healthydocs.net/home/2017/saturated-fats-explained MYTHBUSTER, IS SATURATED FAT REALLY BAD? https://youtu.be/S_DSPG9NzX8 UNSATURATED FAT EXPLAINED https://youtu.be/Kv_SboRzD4o TRANS FAT EXPLAINED https://youtu.be/b_cqXOeWg3s Please like, subscribe, comment and share! SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/DrJohnKiel FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/medicinelifestyle TWITTER: https://twitter.com/LifestyleMedYou SUMMARY 1. Saturated Fatty Acids are ‘saturated’ because they have no carbon-carbon double bonds in the tail. 2. The evidence is mixed and underwhelming over the role of saturated fat on your health. More research is needed to generate a better understanding. 3. Meat and dairy products are major sources of saturated fat. Fat metabolism is very complex and important to understand and it can be confusing because dietary fat does not necessarily equate to body fat. There are good fats and bad fats. Dietary fats have many names and terms, including fatty acids, saturated, unsaturated, monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, trans, hydrogenated, cholesterol, triglycerides, hydrocarbons, low density lipoprotein or LDL, high density lipoprotein or HDL, lipids, MUFA, PUFA, and phospholipids. Common sources of dietary fat include cheese, butter, fish oil, lard, and many others. High fat diets can cause clogged arteries, plaque, atherosclerosis, heart attack, myocardial infarction, stroke, cardiovascular disease, and more. It’s important to understand metabolism, anabolism, catabolism, synthesis, degradation, break down, macronutrients or macromolecules,