Sign up for our free email newsletter. Delivered to your inbox.
We'd love to know who you are and what you think. Please complete a survey.
Cholesterol
is made by our livers, and in the livers of all animals. Plants don't have
livers, therefore plant foods don't have cholesterol. We don't need to eat
dietary cholesterol because our livers make more than enough cholesterol
to cover the minute amounts that our bodies require.
The
dietary guidelines for healthy Americans recommends that our total dietary
cholesterol intake should be kept below 300 mg per day. But, the studies
that support this notion are flawed. Dietary cholesterol has
little to do with heart disease. More can be found by reading
The Cholesterol Myths.
Cholesterol Content of Foods
Food
Portion
Milligrams
Chicken
livers
3
ounces
537
Calves
liver
3
ounces
477
Squid
3
ounces
400
Beef
liver
3
ounces
331
Sweetbreads
3
ounces
250
Egg
yolk
1
medium
208
Shrimp
3
ounces
166
Abalone
3
ounces
144
Oysters
3
ounces
93
Chicken
3
ounces
72-79
Beef,
lamb, pork, (lean cuts)
3
ounces
71-78
Clams
3
ounces
57
Fish
(Salmon, Flounder, Haddock)
3
ounces
54-63
Mussels
3
ounces
48
Crab
(Alaskan/Blue)
3
ounces
45/85
Milk
(whole)
1
cup
34
Cream
cheese
1
ounce
31
Cheddar
cheese
1
ounce
30
Scallops
3
ounces
27
Tuna
(light, in water)
3
ounces
25
Milk
(lowfat)
1
cup
18
Butter
1
Tbsp
11
Milk
(skim/nonfat)
1
cup
4
Egg
whites
1
medium
0
Tip:
3 ounces of meat is about the
same size as a deck of cards
Data listed above on
cholesterol content of meat and meat products was collected from the:
National Cholesterol Education Program: Second Report of the Expert Panel
on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in
Adults.
Take this preliminary
to see if your cardiovascular system condition could respond to
nutritional therapy.
| BecomeHealthyNow.com | 701 South Madison Ave. #516 | Clearwater, FL 33756 | (727) 461-7354 |
For questions regarding this site
contact us here. BecomeHealthyNow.com, Inc. All rights reserved. Site design by Dr. Gary Farr.
Information on this site is provided for informational purposes and is not meant to substitute for the advice provided by your own physician or other medical professional. You should not use the information contained herein for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease, or prescribing any medication. You should read carefully all product packaging. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, promptly contact your health care provider. Individual articles are based upon the opinions of the respective author, who retains copyright as marked. Copyright and disclaimer 2000-2010, BecomeHealthyNow.com, Inc. All rights reserved. View our privacy statement
here.
