re: That Meat and Cheese is Killing You, baws

Saturated fat and monounsaturated fat are better for you than polyunsaturated fat, due to the stability of the bonds which provides less exposure to free radicals.

Thus less inflammation.

This is especially true of highly refined vegetable oils...even more so when these oils are heated.

Cholesterol is vital to every cell in your body. It's being found in atherosclerosis is because it's used in cell repair, not because it caused the plaque. The plaque is caused due to inflammation (from free radical damage and stress mostly).

The goal of your diet should be to have adequate protein (for muscle) and fat (for the nervous system), while eating lots of antioxidant foods (which includes lots of fruits and vegetables), don't smoke, exercise daily and don't eat at a calorie surplus. If you're bodybuilding, eat enough carbs to maintain glycogen levels.

End of story.