Certain high cholesterol foods, including eggs and full-fat yogurt, can benefit your overall health. But others, such as processed meats, may raise your risk for heart disease and other serious health conditions.
Cholesterol is arguably one of the most misunderstood substances.
For decades, people avoided healthy yet cholesterol-rich foods such as eggs, fearing that these foods would increase their risk of heart disease.
However, recent research shows that, for most people, eating healthy high cholesterol foods is not harmful to health. What’s more, some cholesterol-rich foods are loaded with important nutrients that are lacking in many people’s diets.
This article explains why cholesterol in foods shouldn’t be feared and lists 7 healthy high cholesterol foods — and 4 to avoid.
Healthy foods that are high in cholesterol
Here are 7 high cholesterol foods that are incredibly nutritious.
1. Eggs
Eggs are one of the most nutritious foods you can eat. They also happen to be high in cholesterol, with 1 large egg (50 grams) delivering 207 mg of cholesterol.
People often avoid eggs out of fear that they may cause blood levels of cholesterol to skyrocket. However, research shows that eggs don’t raise cholesterol levels and that eating whole eggs may boost heart-protective HDL (good) cholesterol.
Aside from being rich in cholesterol, eggs are an excellent source of highly absorbable protein and beneficial nutrients such as selenium, vitamin A, and several B vitamins.
Research has shown that eating 1–3 eggs per day is perfectly safe for healthy people.
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