The study suggests that saturated fats inhibit the STING pathway, which is a way for your body to recognize and fight bad cells. This means that saturated fats can make it harder for your body to fight off bad cells like tumors.

In contrast, the study found that unsaturated fats did not have the same effect on the STING pathway. This suggests that unsaturated fats may not be as harmful to your body's ability to fight off bad cells like tumors.

The STING pathway (STimulator of INterferon Genes pathway) is a part of our immune system that helps our body to recognize and fight off invading viruses, bacteria, and cancer cells.

When our body detects the presence of these bad cells, it triggers the STING pathway, which leads to the production of a type of protein called interferon. Interferon helps to activate other immune cells in our body, such as T cells and natural killer cells, which then work together to destroy the invading cells.