Lower Your Cholesterol: A Guide to Dietary Changes

High levels of cholesterol can lead to elevated blood pressure, which can result in stroke and heart disease. One way to control cholesterol levels is to restrict foods that are high in cholesterol. Some high-cholesterol foods are rich in essential vitamins and nutrients. Consult your physician before seriously altering your diet.

Instructions

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  Restrict your intake of eggs. An egg yolk ranks at top on the charts for cholesterol, at 1234.9 mg of cholesterol per 100 grams of food portion.

• 2

  Avoid chicken livers, which are also at the top of the list, with 561.2 mg of cholesterol per 100 grams of food portion.

• 3

  Limit your intake of beef and variety meats. The cholesterol level for this category is about 380 mg of cholesterol per 100 grams of food portion. Lean ground beef is considered high in cholesterol, yet it is only 89.4 mg of cholesterol per 100 grams of food portion.

• 4

  Restrict consumption of shrimp and crustaceans that are high in cholesterol. Canned shrimp has about 251.6 mg of cholesterol per 100 grams of food portion.

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  Limit or avoid fast food, cakes, fried foods, turkey, pastries, pork, chicken, veal, milk, butter, cheese and ice cream, which are all listed on the chart for foods high in cholesterol, according to cholesterol data adapted by DietaryFiberFood from the USDA National Nutrient Database.