New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- Are ghee and butter truly bad for the heart, or is moderation the key? As awareness of the connection between cholesterol and heart disease increases, a lot of people are reconsidering the fats they consume on a daily basis. Whether it is age-old traditional ghee or butter, sesame (til) oil, every fat impacts the health of our heart differently. Country's leading cardiologists argue that the problem is not fat per se - but type, how much and even what you cook it in.

The doctors explain how saturated and unsaturated fats affect cholesterol levels, who should be worried and why reuse of oil and deep-frying can be more dangerous than we thought.

Fats have been demonized as the main driver of heart disease for many de...