What exactly is a low cholesterol diet?

Question

i recently was told by my doctor to go on a low cholesterol diet. what is that? what has cholesterol and what doesn't? i've googled it but just don't quite understand. also i looked at a can of hot dog chili with meat and the label said it had no cholesterol but i thought that would definitely have it,so is the label not a good indication?

Answer 1

  The words "low cholesterol" indicate the level of bad cholesterol and good cholesterol the idea is to lower the bad and raise the good levels. When you see the label and it says it has trans fat and other fats those are bad , the good ones a combination of types of fats and things, like omega3 fatty acids found in most fish. There are too many things to list here so go back to the google list and try to find low cholesterol diets. .   Hope this helps you.

Answer 2

Typically, I suggest low fat/cholesterol diets for my patients.  You'll likely never find a listing on the nutrition guide for "cholesterol" specifically.  Just keep in mind that cholesterol ONLY comes from ANIMAL products.  Lower cholesterol meats are typically found in Fish and Chicken, whereas higher levels are found in organ meats (liver, brains, etc.,) and those of red meat or processed meats.  We actually NEED cholesterol to some degree in our diets, but not a great deal of it.  

What I tell my patients is: "If it's fried or comes on a bun, don't eat it."  Baked, broiled or grilled ONLY, and eat plenty of rich-colored vegetables.  When you look at the nutrition guide on food packages, look more toward the "Saturated Fat" part of it and the daily allowance percentage that it contains.  There are plenty of web-sites around that will also help to explain this.  Bottom line -- avoid fast food, and limit it to 1-2 times a week MAXIMUM (if you really have to).

Best of luck!

Answer 3

Take a look at this article that might help.  It's about a diet for lowering cholesterol.

http://www.fatlossforidiotsplan.com/diet...