The Tale of Fats, Cancer, and Heart Disease, Part II
About High-Cholesterol Foods
Some kinds of meat, poultry, and fish are fairly low in fat, but high in cholesterol. Fat and cholesterol are not the same thing. When it comes to heart disease, however, both saturated fat and (serum) cholesterol play a role.
Whether cholesterol in food also plays a role in causing cancer is not known. There is some evidence that a low-cholesterol diet will help to prevent cancer. But the amount of evidence is too small for making judgment.
The best course of action is to keep cholesterol intake, as well as fat intake, at a moderate level. It will help your heart and possibly help prevent other diseases, too.
Three types of food are notably high in (dietary) cholesterol:
- Eggs (actually, the yolk only)
- Organ meats
- Shrimp
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