Posted on 09/23/2020 10:28:58 AM PDT by Red Badger
Cholesterol is a steroid lipid (fat) found in the blood of all animals and is necessary for proper functioning of our cell membranes and production of hormones. While there can be negative health effects associated with low cholesterol, cholesterol deficiency is rare. Our bodies already manufacture all the cholesterol we need, so it is not necessary to consume more.
Excessive consumption of cholesterol may increase the risk of heart disease and stroke, especially in certain groups which are sensitive to dietary cholesterol. (2)
Experiment with different diets, and use a Cholesterol Test Kit, so you can monitor your cholesterol levels at home and see which diet lowers your cholesterol.
High cholesterol foods include fast foods, liver, fatty meats, canned shrimp, desserts, eggs, whipped cream, bacon, cheese, and butter. The current daily value (DV) for cholesterol is 300mg.
Below is a list of high cholesterol foods, to lower your cholesterol, read the article on cholesterol lowering foods.
High Risk Groups for High Blood Cholesterol:
Individuals with a family history of high cholesterol - Regulation of cholesterol blood levels is hereditary and it is advisable to find out if relatives have high cholesterol levels.
Older Adults - Cholesterol levels rise with age, particularly in post-menopausal women.
Over-weight Individuals - Being over-weight increases risk of heart disease and tends to correlate with high cholesterol levels.
People with Low Physical Activity Levels - Excersise is an effective way to lower bad cholesterol levels (LDLs) and raise good cholesterol levels (HDLs). People who are not physically active are at risk for high cholesterol levels.
Individuals with high blood pressure - High blood pressure in combination with high cholesterol levels greatly increases the risk of heart disease and heart attacks.
Smokers - Individuals who smoke cigarettes have a higher risk of heart disease and should avoid high cholesterol foods.
They can kiss my ass. Next week or next month or next year there’ll be another (or better yet, totally different) group of foods to avoid.
All things in MODERATION.
I think your levels are also dependent on genetics.
My dad, my brothers and I all supper high levels of “good” cholesterol and our diets are very different. (I could live on bacon, eggs, cheese and butter!)
Ex wife. ... Lol
Bacon and eggs, an evil assault rifle on a plate. Don’t give the food Nazis ammunition.
Sorry, sometimes I can’t help it.
Whew! Cheese in a can is not on the list
Don’t blame the butter for what the bread did.
The chicken was involved, but the pig, he was committed!
What a crock.
More hysteria items from liberals.
I like and eat everything there, except for the liver.
Carbs. And especially the double-whammy of high-carbs AND high-fat.
It’s all about Insulin Resistance, even if you aren’t diabetic.
Which, to the point at hand, is not a matter of having too much cholesterol floating around your blood stream.
Plaques are a repair mechanism for damaged arteries. They are not the cause of the problem, they are a response to the problem. Cholesterol, in the blood or in the diet, did not do the damage.
I used to love liver.....
Eggs are a super food. So is liver but you don’t want to eat too much because you can risk Vitamin A toxicity.
I had the worst liver and onions a couple of weeks ago. I guess they cook doesn’t get many orders for it and didn’t know how to cook it either. I got two huge pieces of liver(the package I guess) with onions on the side that looked like they were cooked in the microwave. I eat liver once every few years at most.
I eat two med/large eggs some mornings. My hens are running around the yard right now. Nice dark yellow yolks - extra omega 3 with free range birds and their feed is non medicated.
Atherosclerosis runs in the family and I’m over 50 so I’ve been improving my diet. I put turmeric and garlic on most everything. Never been one to eat fatty foods. Eating salad most everyday with balsamic vinaigrette.
Yep! That was my diet BEFORE!...... Now, its fish, chicken breast, and lots of veggies...........No pasta, bread or sugar...........8^(
1) Mc’D’s breakfast-I’ve never had, so fine.
2) Liver- Seldom to never have liver, ok then
4) Canned Shrimp- blech! I’ve never had that in my life, so A-ok with THAT.
5) Chocolate Mousse- Not really my thang, I can certainly live without it.
The rest, nope ain’t gonna stop. :)
I had the wrong cells named.
“Endothelial cells” are the ones lining blood vessels, while epithelial cells are the lining of organs.
Ditto - 11 stents. Bit of a wakeup call, but I was already eating pretty healthy and exercising 4-6 days/week. Sometime the genes just prevail.
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