How bad are saturated fats for you?

Question

Doesn't it take more energy to burn or something? What impact do they have on the body?

Answer 1

We have two fats, the solid type like butter or lard, that arrived in a solid block and stay solid unless we heat them. Butter left in the sun will melt. Then we have the other type of fat, Oil, liquid. The way to look at this, if you had a Racing Car, would you want to put butter, lard, block by block into the engine, or do you think the oil your pour in is better?
If the solid fat stays solid unless heated, imagine what it does to your body and car engine. Fine while the car engine is hot, but once you leave the car standing overnight, chances are it will blow the engine the following morning.
Likewise meat fat, solid before you cook, heat it turns to liquid, allowed to cool down it goes solid again. So would you prefer solid fat, eat by mouth and then when you sleep allow it to go solid in your blood system, heart, or perhaps a Oil, that you eat as Oil and stays as Oil.

Answer 2

Nope, protein takes the most energy to break down not fats. (This may seem counterintuitive considering 1 gram of fat is 9 calories whereas 1 gram of protein is 4 calories). Not sure exactly why saturated fat is bad for you besides the fact of its caloric density, but most foods that contain too much of it are accompanied by sugar, high fructose corn syrup, hydrolyzed oils, etc... all which spike insulin and cause your body to store as much energy as possible and spend as little as possible.

Answer 3

Saturated fats cause a type of fatty buildup in the arteries.