Saturated and unsaturated fats

I have explained trans fat, but what about other fats? Yes, there are different types of fats. Two more specifically. One of them is a bad type of fat, but the other is considered good.

According to Medicine Net.com saturated fat is "A fat that is solid at room temperature and comes chiefly from animal food products. Some examples are butter, lard, meat fat, solid shortening, palm oil, and coconut oil. These fats tend to raise the level of cholesterol in the blood."

Medline Plus also talks about another type of fat, unsaturated fat, which is sometimes used in place of saturated fat to help either lower cholesterol or keep it low. There are two types, monounsaturated fats such as olive oil and canola oils and polyunsaturated fats which include oils from fish, corn, sunflowers, and soybeans.

Another popular polyunsaturated fat is Omega 3, which can help the body in many ways. Since the human body is unable to make these fats itself, it must come from food such as fish, especially tuna, salmon, and mackerel as well as earlier mentioned oils.

These are very helpful and have been said to be good for the heart and that these might also help reduce a person's risk to other health problems such as diabetes, strokes and mental decline to name just a few of them.

So what makes the difference? The atoms of saturated fat do not have double bonds between molecules. Due to not having any gaps, the CH2 can't be broken up and can lead to clogged arteries. However unsaturated fat molecules have double bonds this allows the CH2 to break up, which means arteries are not negatively affected.