Saturated fats are mainly found in foods that come from animals (such as meat and dairy), but they can also be found in most fried foods and some prepackaged foods. A saturated fat is a type of fat in which the fatty acid chains have all single bonds.
Saturated fats are unhealthy because they increase LDL (“bad” cholesterol) levels in human body and increase your risk for heart disease. By replacing saturated fats with unsaturated fats, it may lower the risk of getting heart disease.
Saturated fatty acids contain no double bond; this type of fat can be synthesized by the body for energetic, physiological, and structural functions, and they are present in many foods.
The degree of saturation determines whether a fat is solid or liquid at room temperature. In saturated fats, there are no double bonds, so the fatty acids are straight, compact, and rigid molecules that are able to pack tightly next to each other to form a solid.
Saturated fats are one type of fat in the foods the people eat and the beverages they drink. Dietary saturated fat is often found in animal products—milk (varies by species), cheese, butter, eggs, meat, and fish—and in plant foods as well, like cacao and cashews.
Saturated fats
