There is saturated fat. This type of fat raises blood cholesterol concentrations. Saturated fat is contained in the fat from animal foods - meat, cheese, ice cream. Butter contains saturated fat. One tablespoon of butter has 7.6 grams of saturated fat.
Studies show that monounsaturated fats are neutral with respect to cholesterol levels.
All this can be very confusing, that is why cholesterol specialists like to translate this information to food. Let me say one more thing about different types of fat. Studies show that this type of fat makes blood platelets less sticky and less likely to form blood clots that can cause chest pain, heart attack or stroke. Yes we were chatting about HDL earlier, that's a good question. Studies show that exercise increases HDL, losing weight when someone is overweight and quitting smoking if someone smokes.