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High-Cholesterol Foods to Eat and Avoid - Cleveland Clinic
Not all cholesterol-rich foods are bad for you
Remember when experts said to avoid cholesterol-rich foods like eggs? The thought was that cholesterol in food raised your blood cholesterol and risk of heart disease. However, recent studies have found that some high-cholesterol foods may not raise your heart disease risk after all.
Still, this doesn’t mean you can ignore the amount of cholesterol you consume. “It’s safe to have some cholesterol in your diet,” says registered dietitian Julia Zumpano, RD, LD. “But many high-cholesterol foods also contain high amounts of saturated fat.”
Zumpano explains how to make sense of the confusing cholesterol advice out there, and what foods high in cholesterol are best to eat — or leave at the store.
Not all cholesterol-rich foods are bad for you
Remember when experts said to avoid cholesterol-rich foods like eggs? The thought was that cholesterol in food raised your blood cholesterol and risk of heart disease. However, recent studies have found that some high-cholesterol foods may not raise your heart disease risk after all.
Still, this doesn’t mean you can ignore the amount of cholesterol you consume. “It’s safe to have some cholesterol in your diet,” says registered dietitian Julia Zumpano, RD, LD. “But many high-cholesterol foods also contain high amounts of saturated fat.”
Zumpano explains how to make sense of the confusing cholesterol advice out there, and what foods high in cholesterol are best to eat — or leave at the store.