Eat To Beat Cholesterol

Just because you’ve decided to take of yourself, it doesn’t mean you have to throw out all your favourite recipes: just make them over.
Reduce saturated fat:
-Use trans-free margarine spread instead of butter in baking
-Ensure all meat is trimmed, remove the skin from poultry
-Choose low fat milk, yoghurt, custard and ice cream and reduced fat cheese
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Trans-fats are bad, cholesterol-raising fats that occur naturally in animal fats, but are also produced in larger quantities when liquid oils are partially hydrogenated. This hardening process makes products with better texture and keeping qualities for commercial food production. You can limit your trans-fats intake by eating lean meats and choosing low fat dairy foods [...]