Working with the Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle program, my diet is now much healther than previously. However, my intake of saturated fats is higher than the program recommends. For example I still use full fat mik and cheese and I eat quite a lot of red meat.

My view is that saturated fats have been rather demonised because of the link with raised cholesterol levels. If you've got high cholesterol then cutting back on saturated fats is definitely a good idea. Also if you are overweight and struggling to lose the weight then cutting back on saturated fats might also be worth a try. Beyond that though it's just the usual case of all things in moderation. There may even be some specific health benefits from eating saturated fats, according to some sources.

However, I do have family history of early death caused by sudden heart attacks, so I thought it would be a wise precaution to get my cholesterol levels checked. The result came in at 4.9, which is just inside the ideal range. Apparently the UK national average is 5.7, so I was pretty pleased with that result.