Monday, April 8, 2013

High Cholesterol Foods

Cholesterol or also called unsaturated fat is a waxy substance that it's white, cholesterol is naturally exist in the human body. Is the liver that produces cholesterol, cholesterol serves to build cell walls and also for producing certain hormones. However, if excess cholesterol can be quite dangerous and cause a number of diseases such as gallstones, heart attack and stroke. There are certain foods that contain high cholesterol, if consumed regularly can cause you to hit some diseases mentioned above. Therefore, in order to maintain your cholesterol levels remain normal, you have to avoid or reduce the intake of foods containing cholesterol. below is a list of high cholesterol foods that you should avoid. 


Meat 
Most of the meat products contain high levels of cholesterol consumption. Avoid any kind of meat products containing more than 3 grams of fat per ounce. Some of the products should be completely avoided are fatty cuts of meat, pork, beef and liver. 

Poultry products 
Always remove the skin from chicken or turkey before taking it. This is very important because the skin is the main source of cholesterol, saturated fat and calories. Therefore, keep in mind removing the skin before cooking them. 

Seafood 
Other foods that has high cholesterol levels is seafood, such as crab, shrimp and lobster. 

Saturated Fat 
Food products such as butter, meat droplets, lard, cheese, palm oil and coconut oil contains high amounts of saturated fats and should be avoided as much as you. 

Dairy 
Some dairy products that you really need to avoid is the cream cheese, processed cheese, eggs, heavy cream and custard products. 

Carbohydrate 
Avoid excess white rice, potatoes, candy, pizza, pasta and popcorns with butter. Excess intake of carbohydrates can be really dangerous, because they can increase blood cholesterol levels. 

Warning! 
Always remember that your daily intake of cholesterol should not exceed 200 to 400 milligrams, be it from any source.

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