There are two types of cholesterol HDL( High Density Lipoprotein) and LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein) both of which are found in the blood. HDL is considered the good cholesterol and LDL is the bad cholesterol that can lead to health problems. A high amount of HDL will actually combat levels of LDL in the blood.
This means try to consume foods with monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats aka fish oils, which will help you have good cholesterol levels. This brings me back to the misconception that people have about cholesterol in foods. When most people look at foods with high cholesterol in the nutritional facts label they believe that it will impact their cholesterol levels negatively. This is FALSE, food cholesterol and blood cholesterol are completely different. When you consume foods with cholesterol it will just go through your digestive system and out the body.
What you need to be cautious about is the saturated fats in food. Saturated fats in food will impact cholesterol levels negatively causing higher LDL in the blood.
In the past people have always believed that whole eggs would cause cholesterol problems since they have a high amount of cholesterol in them. Actually whole eggs can help improve your cholesterol. "A Thai study found that when people ate eggs every day for three months, their good HDL cholesterol rose by 48%. The authors speculated that lecithin in egg yolks may be responsible for the rise."
Quote from MuscleMag June 2010
By: Mike Fonseca BeFit4LifeNow Virtual Coach
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