| Remember those greasy and heavy foods you have | | | | labels, you might give more attention to saturated fats |
| the tendency to eat? Well, those have a very high risk | | | | on the food label. "High cholesterol foods" do not mean |
| of being high cholesterol foods. What you might not | | | | foods that have an increased level of cholesterol, but |
| know is that high cholesterol foods contain lots of | | | | of substances that help increase those nasty LDL |
| saturated fat and cholesterol. This can be really bad | | | | numbers in your blood, such as saturated fats or |
| for you since saturated fat found in such animal | | | | triglycerides. Learn to read the food labels correctly. |
| products will raise your LDL cholesterol (or bad | | | | Reduced fat food - 25 percent less fat than similar |
| cholesterol) level. The bottom line is that animal foods | | | | normal fat food. |
| contain cholesterol. Your cholesterol level is sure to rise | | | | Fat Free Foods means less than one half of milligram |
| if you eat these foods in excess to make your diet a | | | | of fat. Free does not mean actually zero fat. |
| high cholesterol diet. | | | | Low Fat Food - 3 grams or less fat. |
| It is very important for you to note that it is not the | | | | Low Cholesterol Food - 20 milligrams or less and 2 g |
| cholesterol in the food that is harmful, but the saturated | | | | or less saturated fat. |
| fat content that causes the liver to increase the | | | | Cholesterol Free Food - Remember what we talked |
| amount of harmful LDL cholesterol and triglyceride | | | | about above? Free does not mean zero cholesterol. |
| levels. | | | | Means actually 2 milligrams of cholesterol and 2 |
| If foods in your food counter show a "Cholesterol | | | | milligrams or less fat. |
| free" label, it is important for you to know that it does | | | | Generally, foods that are high in cholesterol are: |
| not make hardly any difference to your cholesterol | | | | Processed and prepared foods contain high amounts |
| levels. It is the amount of saturated fat that actually | | | | of fat including trans-fats. Examples: cookies, pastries |
| matters. A simple example is coconut oil - since it's a | | | | and muffins. |
| vegetable oil it has no cholesterol but is highly saturated | | | | All animal products such as poultry, fish, meat, egg |
| and therefore it is no good for your heart. Rather than | | | | yolks and higher fat milk. |
| giving attention to "low cholesterol" or "cholesterol-free" | | | | |