There is a great deal of confusion surrounding so called low cholesterol foods. The information found on food labels is not always easy to understand unless you happen to be a skilled nutritionist. Many foods claim to contain “Zero Trans Fats” and people often think that this means they are low cholesterol, however this is not always the case.
If you look back a few years, trans fats were found in most foods in some form or other, sausages, milk, hash browns, ice cream, cookies, pasta bread and so on. The modern obsession with healthy eating has brought into light the dangers that are inherent of a diet high in trans fats. Trans fats have the detrimental effect of not only increasing the body's levels of LDL cholesterol which are bad for your health but they also decrease the levels of HDL cholesterol which the body needs. All in all a diet high in trans fats is very bad for us.
Fast forward to the present day and most food companies have stopped using trans fats in most products, many food producers decided it would be a good idea to label their products as having “Zero Trans Fats” and the like in an effort to push sales up. The problem is fats are necessary in many foods as they improve the taste. Most processed foods would taste awful without the introduction of some type of fat so food producers have had to look elsewhere to find the much needed fats.
This is where the problem comes in. The favourite fat to use in processed foods is now saturated fat which is also very bad for us. Until recently the media have missed the fact that saturated fats increase the levels of LDL cholesterol in the body which means consumers are for the most part, unaware of the detrimental effects of saturated fats.
Thankfully with the media's attention focusing on how bad saturated fats are for us, food producers are finally offering low cholesterol foods by replacing the saturated fats with unsaturated fat products that are derived from sources like sunflower, canola, avocado and olives. The only problem is reflected by the price. Unsaturated fats cost more to extract so the price of low cholesterol foods is often higher than the price of its saturated fat based counterpart.
If you truly want to eat low cholesterol foods then I'm afraid you are going to have to start reading labels. Try to avoid foods that are listed as containing saturated fats and also trans fats as these are the biggest cholesterol inducing foods. Many products contain saturated fats and it is unavoidable to have some present in your diet but do try to eat only foods that have a lower amount of saturated fats.
If you want a complete list of low cholesterol foods, take a look at our free guide accessible below. Within these 56 pages you'll find everything you need to lower your cholesterol levels in the next 30 days.
If you look back a few years, trans fats were found in most foods in some form or other, sausages, milk, hash browns, ice cream, cookies, pasta bread and so on. The modern obsession with healthy eating has brought into light the dangers that are inherent of a diet high in trans fats. Trans fats have the detrimental effect of not only increasing the body's levels of LDL cholesterol which are bad for your health but they also decrease the levels of HDL cholesterol which the body needs. All in all a diet high in trans fats is very bad for us.
Fast forward to the present day and most food companies have stopped using trans fats in most products, many food producers decided it would be a good idea to label their products as having “Zero Trans Fats” and the like in an effort to push sales up. The problem is fats are necessary in many foods as they improve the taste. Most processed foods would taste awful without the introduction of some type of fat so food producers have had to look elsewhere to find the much needed fats.
This is where the problem comes in. The favourite fat to use in processed foods is now saturated fat which is also very bad for us. Until recently the media have missed the fact that saturated fats increase the levels of LDL cholesterol in the body which means consumers are for the most part, unaware of the detrimental effects of saturated fats.
Thankfully with the media's attention focusing on how bad saturated fats are for us, food producers are finally offering low cholesterol foods by replacing the saturated fats with unsaturated fat products that are derived from sources like sunflower, canola, avocado and olives. The only problem is reflected by the price. Unsaturated fats cost more to extract so the price of low cholesterol foods is often higher than the price of its saturated fat based counterpart.
If you truly want to eat low cholesterol foods then I'm afraid you are going to have to start reading labels. Try to avoid foods that are listed as containing saturated fats and also trans fats as these are the biggest cholesterol inducing foods. Many products contain saturated fats and it is unavoidable to have some present in your diet but do try to eat only foods that have a lower amount of saturated fats.
If you want a complete list of low cholesterol foods, take a look at our free guide accessible below. Within these 56 pages you'll find everything you need to lower your cholesterol levels in the next 30 days.
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