Cholesterol from eggs does not automatically raise blood cholesterol! How so? Learn the answer from the expert.
10 August 2016
| Last updated on 19 February 2018
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Keep in mind that “saturated fats” found in animal products like butter, ghee, fatty meats and full-fat dairy, have a more significant effect on blood cholesterol than dietary cholesterol itself, making it a bigger threat to heart health.
- Limit the number of eggs consumed to 2-3 per week for people with a high risk of heart disease.
- Choose lean cuts of meat and low fat versions of dairy.
- It is true, egg yolks carry cholesterol, fat and saturated fat of the egg. However, other nutrients come with that: fat-soluble vitamins (e.g. Vitamin A and D), essential fatty acids and other nutrients (e.g. B vitamins, carotenoid, etc).
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