Saturated Fat - should you reduce your meat intake?

Saturated fats are absolutely vital to many cellular and hormonal functions. Here is just a partial list.

Saturated fats…

• Raise HDL cholesterol levels, the so-called “good” cholesterol;


• Are one of the only dietary agents that lower the highly dangerous lipoprotein(a);


• Do not bind with insulin; something of extreme importance to diabetics;


• Are critical to hormonal and immune function;


• Help protect the neuron integrity in the brain, which helps keep memory and
• cognitive function active as we age;


• …and that is a partial list.

Do not be afraid of saturated fats in moderation — or for that matter anything in moderation that is from a whole food source.