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Cholesterol And Good Food
By Julia Taylor-Fernandez
The two sources of cholesterol are food and your own body. Only
25% of the body’s cholesterol comes from food and the rest is
produced naturally in your cells and liver. The good news is that
you won’t have to give up every egg and cookie to maintain a healthy
heart.
In fact, even if you are predisposed to heart disease or diabetes,
there are many simple lifestyle modifications that you can make
to ensure that you live the healthy, happy life you’ve imagined.
The bad cholesterol you’ve probably heard so much about is called
Low Density Lipoprotein or LDL. The good type goes bad when it
stops transporting and oxidizes from exposure to free radicals,
leading to conditions like atherosclerosis. If you have 160mg
or more of LDL per day, then you have a high level of harmful
cholesterol.
High Density Cholesterol Is Good Cholesterol
By contrast, high density Lipoprotein (or HDL) is known as "good
cholesterol." It helps one-fourth to one-third of blood cholesterol
to be carried from the arteries to the liver by HDL. Doctors recommend
that you have more than 40mg of HDL to lower your risk of heart
disease.
There is one more thing you should be monitoring as you age,
aside from cholesterol, and that is high triglycerides, which
is the chemical form of fat calories that is converted into energy
or gets stored in the body for later.
Get A Medical Check For Abnormalities In Your Metabolism
High triglyceride levels contribute to heart disease, strokes
and diabetes, but the bad news is that there are no early symptoms.
Therefore, doctors recommend that you get regular check ups to
detect abnormalities in your metabolism before it’s too late.
You may have heard that eggs are bad news for people with skyrocketing
cholesterol and sadly, it’s true, because one egg contains 213mg
and the daily recommendation is less than 300. Some dieticians
say that eggs don’t have the highest impact on your blood cholesterol
level.
Avoid Foods With High Saturated Fats
In fact, sausages and bacon, which are both high in saturated
fats, are far more dangerous. Anything that is deep fried is also
a bad choice. Deep fried shrimp is definitely a time bomb to avoid!
Meats, whole milk dairy products and potato chips should be avoided.
Instead, you should review your options and find substitute foods
that you enjoy that are good for the heart; maybe lean meat, or
a handful of nuts. Just realize that it’s not too late to
turn your life around.
About the Author:
Julia Taylor-Fernandez has written a number of articles on healthy food, nutrition, dieting and cooking including
Fruit And Vegetable,
General Nutrition,
Teapot Cake,
Low Carb Cheese Cake,
Nutritional Information,
Healthy Appetizers,
Low Carb Dinners,
Health Food Store.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
Did You Know?
What is bad cholesterol?
LDL cholesterol is bad. All cholesterol is
carried by lipoproteins but the low-density lipoproteins moves
in the blood stream and allows the cholesterol to begin to accumulate.
If there is too much LDL then the cholesterol
begins building up on the walls of the arteries. It begins to
form plaque which makes the arteries hard and not as flexible.
When clots form and block the artery a heart attack or stroke
can occur.
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