Unlike phytogenesis fats, in animal fats the sated fat acids prevail. Fat is called as sated when the carbon molecule of fat acid is completely covered by atoms of hydrogen that is, sated by atoms of hydrogen.

The sated fats usually firm. Animal fat concerns them: beef, pork, mutton, fat of a bird, milk fat (butter, fat in cream, in cheese, etc.).

Speaking about animal fats, for certain, first of all everyone remembers cholesterol. By means of mass media people are intimidated by cholesterol and consider as its enemy No 1. Let’s clear up this question. Our organism receives cholesterol in two ways.