Most saturated fat aren't harmful at all. All coconut fat are medium chain triglycerides which are actually very healthy. Coconut is among the top 3 healthier food you can eat. Trans fat which comes from vegetal oil are bad. Cholesterol is also mostly good. There are 11 types of cholesterol, only 3 can do any harm. Our brain is made of cholesterol. Cholesterol works as healer for soft tissue. When it accumulates in arterial walls is to heal already existing injuries which are most caused by Sodium chloride and calcium. Main cause for Atherosclerosis is calcium, not cholesterol.