Well, Gingernut, you asked a while ago how it turned out. Here is is.
History was- Cholesterol of 5.9.
Tried cutting out all saturated fat, severely.
Cholesterol hardly blinked - 5.8.
Conclusion? In my case, saturated fat consumption is not connected with Cholesterol.
Carried on as normal, Cholesterol of 7.2. Was told to go on statins. Refused.
Tried small weight loss, (circa 2kg), plus cutting out a lot of sugar, plus Flora Pro-active Buttery (which tastes less like diesel than the rest).
Cholesterol of 4.7. You can keep your statins.
Conclusions?
Saturated fat consumption is irrelevant in my case.
Don't decide on a lifetime of medication on one or two blood samples.
Maybe the Flora stuff works.
Now where are all the pies?