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.
Noun. 1. familial hypercholesterolemia-congenital disorder characterized by high levels of cholesterol and early development of atherosclerosis. monogenic disease, monogenic disorder-an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes.. familial hypercholesterolemia-congenital disorder characterized by high levels of cholesterol and early development of atherosclerosis. monogenic disease, monogenic disorder-an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes.