Key points from article :
No relation between dietary cholesterol and blood cholesterol or heart disease deaths.
The human body is able to rid itself of excess cholesterol.
Blood cholesterol is a waxy substance that travels throughout the body.
Two forms of cholesterol: low density lipoproteins (LDL) and high density lipoproteins (HDL).
The goal is to keep LDL cholesterol levels low and HDL levels high.
High blood cholesterol levels occur when the mechanism for cleaning out excess cholesterol isn’t functioning. - Daniel Rader, professor of molecular genetics.
Genetics and dietary factors are the two main reasons that this cleanup fails.
Trans fats are known for raising LDL (bad) cholesterol and lowering HDL (good) cholesterol.
Saturated fats raise both LDL and HDL cholesterol.
Unsaturated fats have the ability to positively affect blood cholesterol.
Eggs may be higher in dietary cholesterol but are also a good source of nutrients.
Keep your diet low in processed foods and concentrate on increasing the whole or fresh foods.
