saturated fats are present in meat eggs and cheese in addition to coconut and palm oil. whereas unsaturated fats improve your cholesterol numbers saturated fats do the opposite. the usda recommends that we get less than 10% of our total calories from saturated fat. given that one gram contains 9 calories you’re looking at a limit of twenty grams of daily saturated fat for an 1800 calorie diet. but before you pull out the charts tables and slide rule you can get close to your target by significantly reducing your intake of animal products and choosing part-skim cheese and lean meats when you eat them.
what are bad fats (saturated)?