Foods High In Cholesterol

Foods High in Cholesterol are usually the first thing that you blame when you get your cholesterol readings from your doctor.

You probably have had a fasting cholesterol test – no food for 12 hours beforehand. 

But is it the foods high in cholesterol in your diet that actually affect prevent you from having a normal cholesterol level ? 

Do people with high cholesterol diets always have high cholesterol readings ? 

Doctors and researchers are divided in opinions on this topic.

So exactly which foods are high in cholesterol ? 

You probably eat the most common foods high in cholesterol. These are shellfish, eggs and most meat and dairy products. So unless you are a vegan, your diet probably includes some or all of these foods high in cholesterol. 

The debate, however, is whether it is the cholesterol in the foods that you eat that gives you high cholesterol – or is it that all these foods often also have high level levels of saturated fats.

Before you go on a diet for high cholesterol there are some facts that you need to know.  

Doctors agree that you need a certain amount of cholesterol in your diet as well as some saturated fats as part of a well balanced diet. 

Your body even produces both cholesterol and saturated fats in your liver. 

Your liver takes saturated fats and turns them into cholesterol – mainly of what they say is the bad  ’LDL’ type.  

Your liver also takes excess carbohydrates that you have eaten but not burned in energy and turns them into saturated fats. 

And the cycle repeats itself.

Too much bad  LDL and not enough good HDL cholesterol ?  

The problem with too much LDL cholesterol is that excess amounts can build up your blood vessels and get deposited to the walls of the veins and arteries in the form of plaque. 

Plaque buildup can block arteries and also, if bits of plaque break free and go into your brain it can cause strokes. Bits of plaque can affect any vital organ in the body if they then get lodged in the wrong place. 

Conversely too little cholesterol in your body is not good for you either. The body creates cholesterol because it needs it for good brain health and also for other functions like the production of some sex hormones.

Good HDL cholesterol

So what is the good news about HDL Cholesterol? HDL helps the body flush out the LDL cholesterol. This means that a high hdl cholesterol diet is good for you.  

Your body needs a well balanced diet with some exercise thrown in to keep it well oiled and running true. 

The Foods High in Cholesterol are good for you in, like all things, moderation!

Additional Information about Cholesterol

My doctor advised me to take statins to reduce my high cholesterol but I was not happy about taking more pills.

I wanted to understand first, exactly what cholesterol is and how foods high in cholesterol affect my heart health and blood circulation. 

I then decided to take the natural route through simple changes to my diet as outlined in the Crunch Cholesterol ebook and have successfully reduced my cholesterol to a sensible level. I haven’t felt so fit for YEARS….