Cholesterol counter helps in calculating the amount present in a specific food item.This can be known in terms of unit measure
A few interesting facts :
Just like
oil and water, cholesterol and blood do not mix.
About 1/3
to 1/4 of blood cholesterol is carried by High-density lipoprotein also called
as HDL.
High Density Lipoprotein
(good cholesterol) tends to carry cholesterol 'away' from the arteries and
Low Density Lipoprotein(bad cholesterol) carries 'into' the
blood.
It is recommended that cholesterol intake should not exceed 200mg/day in the diet.
Egg white and foods from plant
sources have no cholesterol.
Factors like smoking, alcohol, coffee, sugar, obesity, etc. also raises the cholesterol level.
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