On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 03:15:30 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 5:18:03 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>> On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 14:11:15 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >"Casa de Masa" > wrote in message
>> >news >> >> On 9/18/2017 10:40 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> > wrote in message
>> >>> ...
>> >>>> Despite me eating beef tacos only I bet my cholesterol is better than
>> >>>> anyone here.
>> >>>
>> >>> Beef doesn't raise cholesterol.
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >> EH?
>> >>
>> >> https://www.livestrong.com/article/2...terol-in-beef/
>> >>
>> >> Bottom Line in Beef Cuts
>> >>
>> >> Chuck roast contains more cholesterol than other cuts of beef. A 3-ounce
>> >> serving of braised chuck blade roast has 90 milligrams and a braised chuck
>> >> arm roast has 100 milligrams of cholesterol. A variety of beef cuts
>> >> contain 70 to 80 milligrams of cholesterol in a 3-ounce serving, including
>> >> rib roast, eye of round, top round, sirloin and tenderloin cuts. Ground
>> >> beef falls into the same range. Ninety-percent lean ground beef has 72
>> >> milligrams of cholesterol in a 3-ounce serving, while 80 percent lean
>> >> ground beef contains 77 milligrams.
>> >
>> >There is cholesterol in it but that doesn't mean eating it raises ours.
>>
>> True. Eating saturated fat makes your cholesterol go up. That's why I
>> don't understand when people say butter or fatty meats are good for
>> you.
>
>What, precisely, do they say?
>
>"Butter is better for you than margarine, and in moderate amounts does
>no harm", perhaps?
>
>"Lean meats are better, but fatty meats once in a while won't kill you" ?

That sounds reasonable to me. "Butter is good for you" is a big step
further.