Cholesterol Foods

Cholesterol finds its way into our bodies in two main ways. Any cholesterol that we intake through our food, is all extra cholesterol, and should be avoided as far as possible. Many foods contain cholesterol and many don’t. Food stuffs such as oils, fats, and animal products including meat, eggs etc are cholesterol containing foods. Plant foods do not contain cholesterol.

Within the category of cholesterol containing foods, there are those that are cholesterol high foods, while some may contain lesser amounts of cholesterol. Egg yolks as opposed to egg whites contain a very high amount of cholesterol. If you are in a quandary as to what to eat to lower your cholesterol levels, you should minimize your intake of meat, fats, and dairy products. Increasing your intake of fruits, vegetables, nuts, and grains can be very good for your heart as they are not cholesterol high foods.

Lowering Your Cholesterol

Diet necessity or diet nonsense?

Virtually every newspaper, magazine, even TV ads trumpet the latest “low-fat“, “low-cholesterol” or “cholesterol lowering” yoghurt , spread or even chocolate! These must be good news, mustn’t it? Consequently, low cholesterol and foods that lower cholesterol may actually have a detrimental effect on many body processes. Blindly using chemicals (because that is what is in these “foods”) to lower cholesterol disregards the actual CAUSE of the problem (for an in-depth report, see cholesterol) which will almost invariably correct itself if the cause of high cholesterol is removed.

Some low cholesterol foods are simply foods that have had their cholesterol removed. Whilst totally unnatural, these are probably the least unhealthy low cholesterol foods. A third group of “low cholesterol foods” (or claimed “cholesterol lowering foods”) have apeared in recent years which give similar cause for concern.

Executive Summary by Dave Saunders and Brian Adamson

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Cholesterol Foods