Three main saturated fats raise your cholesterol (empirical.health)

The article argues that saturated fat’s cholesterol-raising effects are driven mainly by three specific fatty acids—lauric, myristic, and palmitic—especially palmitic and myristic, which increase LDL cholesterol and ApoB. It notes that stearic acid (common in dark chocolate) has little impact on LDL because it’s rapidly converted in the body, while coconut oil contains several of the cholesterol-raising fats and can raise LDL. The piece concludes that limiting saturated fat helps most when it’s replaced with unsaturated fats (rather than refined carbohydrates), aligning with evidence that reducing LDL/ApoB lowers cardiovascular risk.