Nutritional breakdown of butter. The better fed that cows are, the healthier their butter should be. One tablespoon of butter contains 100 calories, 12 grams of fat, 7 grams of saturated fat, 0.5 grams of trans fat, 31 mg of cholesterol, 0 grams of carbohydrates, and 0 grams of sugar. Butter is made of simply pasteurized cream.
A multitude of genes you have inherited from your parents are involved with cholesterol metabolism. A defect, or mutation, in any of the genes that regulate cholesterol production, transport and utilization in your body can affect blood cholesterol.
There are two major forms of cholesterol: Low-density lipoprotein or LDL, also known as bad cholesterol, and high-density lipoprotein or HDL, also called good cholesterol. LDL is the main source of artery-clogging plaque.HDL, on the other hand, works to clear cholesterol from your blood.our total cholesterol level is Borderline High. Your level of bad LDL cholesterol is Borderline High, too. Working to bring down your total cholesterol decreases your LDL cholesterol level. You can do this by exercising more and eating less food with saturated fats.