Red Meat doesn't Clog Arteries...In fact, I'd go so far as to say Red Meat is good for your Heart. Why ? For starters 2g of the 7g of Saturated Fat in a serving of Beef come from Stearic Acid. Stearic Acid Lowers Cholesterol. Another gram comes from Lauric and Capric Acids, which at worst have little to no effect on Cholesterol. 3 oz. of Beef contains 7g of Oleic Acid, the same Cholesterol-Busting fat found in OLIVE OIL. Only 4g comes from Palmitic Acid, which when combined with Hi-TGs, raises Cholesterol. But, there is now some research showing that Myristic Acid [which along with Palmitic Acid is one of the two Cholesterol Raising Fats] mainly raises the light fluffy [beneficial] LDL, not the small dense [damaging] LDL created by Trans-Fats. If Myristic Acid raises the beneficial kind...whose to say that Palmitic Acid doesn't also. Even if the 4g of Palmitic Acid raised your Cholesterol slightly...the 10g of Cholesterol-Lowering Fats would more than undo any damage.