Are Saturated Fats Bad?
No they are not. Despite current beliefs that saturated fats cause an increased risk of cancer, a long-term study of 60,000 women recently completed in Scandinavia showed no such connection.[15] There was, however, a high rate of cancer associated with vegetable oil consumption. This is in keeping with what is being increasingly revealed about vegetable oils: they are bad news. There are many vital nutrients and substances found in saturated fats. Butter, for example, is rich in several trace minerals, including selenium, a key antioxidant and cancer preventer. Several studies have linked low selenium levels with higher cancer and heart disease rates.[16] Butter also contains all the fat-soluble vitamins, especially vitamins A and D, both antioxidants and protective against cancer. Butter also contains fair amounts of two fatty acids: butyric and lauric. Both of these are antifungal, antibacterial and anticarcinogenic substances.[17] (Coconut and palm kernel oils, and Roquefort cheese
