Does Cholesterol only come from animals? Are there any other sources?

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There are three different types of fats; saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated. The information below explains the effect each type of fat has on your cholesterol and where these fats are found.

Saturated fats

Foods containing saturated fat raise cholesterol and therefore increase your risk of heart disease.

Examples of foods high in saturated fats

* Butter, cooking margarine, ghee, lard
* Meat fat, poultry skin, sausages, bacon
* Dairy fat from cheese, ice-cream, yogurt, cream, full cream milk
* Eggs
* Commercial biscuits, cakes and pastries
* Many take-away foods
* Coconut oil/milk/cream, palm oil

Monounsaturated fats

Foods containing monounsaturated fat help to lower cholesterol and therefore can help to lower your risk of heart disease.

Examples of foods high in monounsaturated fats

* Monounsaturated margarines (eg olive oil based)
* Olive or rape seed oil
* Peanuts, cashews, almonds, hazel nuts and peanut butter
* Seeds eg. sesame
* Avocado

Polyunsaturated fats

Foods containing polyunsaturated fat help to lower cholesterol and therefore help to reduce the risk of heart disease.

Examples of foods high in polyunsaturated fats

* Polyunsaturated margarines (eg. Sunflower,)
* Walnuts and brazil nuts
* Seeds eg. sunflower
* Oily fish such as, fresh tuna, pilchards, mackerel, herring, salmon and sardines

How much fat should I eat?

Foods containing fat generally only provide a small amount of nutrients but a lot of calories. Many people have too much fat in their diet. As can be seen from the balance of good health, high fat foods can be included as part of a balanced diet but need to be kept to a minimum. However, unsaturated fats (sources as shown above), when taken in small amounts, may add flavour to food, reduce your cholesterol and risk of heart disease.

Suggestions for using unsaturated fats in small amounts in your diet

* Use modest amounts of monounsaturated or polyunsaturated oils, spreads and foods, remembering that all fats are high in calories.
* Boil, grill, steam or stir-fry instead of deep-frying.
* Use the spray oils, when oil is needed for coating food or saucepans
* Eat oily fish regularly, (ideally twice per week) to help to protect you against heart disease eg salmon, mackerel, herring, kippers.

Suggestions for reducing saturated fats in your diet

* Choose reduced fat milk, yogurt, ice-cream and custard.
* Choose lean meat and trim off any fat before cooking.
* Remove skin from chicken, ideally before cooking.
* Aim to limit eggs to three to four per week.
* Replace high saturated fat oils and spreads (eg lard, butter, palm oil) with small amounts of unsaturated varieties (eg. Olive oil or sunflower oil based margarines).
* Limit the quantity of cheese you eat and have reduced or low fat varieties. Instead choose alternative sandwich fillings such as lean cold meats (eg. ham or turkey) or fish more often.
* Replace high fat snacks such as pastries, cakes, biscuits, and puddings with healthier snacks such as fruit, low fat yogurts and malt loaf.
* Choose low fat or fat free salad dressings, mayonnaise, and salad creams.
* Limit take-away food such as chips, fried chicken battered fish, pies and sausage rolls. Instead have grilled fish, vegetable chow mein, pasta with tomato-based sauce, or BBQ chicken (skin removed) with vegetables.

Reading food labels

* Look for a list of ingredients or a Nutrition Information Panel.
* Ingredients are listed in order of quantity, starting with the largest amount first. For example, if fat is listed as one of the first three ingredients, the product is likely to have a high fat content.
* Look at the fat content per 100g. The benefit of doing this is that you can compare one product to another, and choose the lowest fat product from the brands available.

Download an example of a Nutrition Information Panel for a cereal by clicking on the document in the Associated documents box below.

The Nutrition Information Panel example is for a relatively low fat food (porridge oats). Foods that contain less than 3 grams of fat per 100 grams are considered low fat. However, you will not be able to get all types of foods with a fat content this low. For example, half fat cheddar cheese contains around 15 grams per 100 grams. However this is low fat for a hard cheese. The ideal is to choose the lowest fat (and where relevant, high in fibre) products available within each food group that you do actually like the taste of. A healthy, balanced diet should also be enjoyable!
Hope it helped you out.

Answer 2

Cholesterol Comes From Which Source

Answer 3

Cholesterol Comes From

Answer 4

RE:
Does Cholesterol only come from animals? Are there any other sources?

Answer 5

Cholesterol comes from two sources, your body and food.
LDL cholesterol is produced naturally by the body, and dietary cholesterol is present only in foods of animal origin.
Cholesterol is found in eggs,dairy products,meat,fish, and shellfish. Egg yolks and organ meats are high in dietary cholesterol.

Answer 6

Cholesterol in the body comes from two major sources. foods of animal origin, such as meat, milk, and eggs, are one source. The other major source of chotesterol is that which is produced by the body, the majority of which comes from the liver.

Answer 7

The Cholesterol in your blood stream comes from you, your body (liver) makes it. As I understand it, the Cholesterol in an egg does not go into your blood stream.

Answer 8

Yes it also comes from your relatives. If your parents have high cholesterol, so will you. It is inherited,

Answer 9

They both are Just the thing for your health. If you eat both, you're better off. But yea, I had choose fruits because they taste better.

Answer 10

It will depend on the fruit or veg involved with a comparison. If perhaps you compare a farrenheit to a carrot, the carrot is the better of the two nutritional. But once you compare an avocado to the carrot, then this avocado is better. Equally the apple and avocado, are fruits.