Eat To Beat Cholesterol

Just because a food is cholesterol free, it doesn’t mean it is low in saturated fat and therefore good for beating cholesterol. Cholesterol is only ever present in foods containing animal fats so it’s meaningless to see this on plant foods such as oils and avocado. To beat cholesterol, look for foods low in [...]

No. This is unhealthy as you will be missing out on essential nutrients such as omega 3 and omega 6 fats and fat-soluble vitamins. Going fat-free does not get the balance of fats right for lowering your cholesterol, and it’s not very much fun to eat! To lower cholesterol, the most important thing is [...]

Prawns are a nutritious food with lots of protein, very little fat, negligible saturated fat and plenty of vitamins, minerals and trace elements such as selenium, zinc, vitamin B12, niacin and phosphorous. Prawns contain around 195mg cholesterol per 100g serving, but this does not significantly contribute to blood cholesterol levels (and is not a [...]

Heart health experts around the world agree that when it comes to the bad LDL cholesterol, the lower the better. LDL cholesterol targets for those at increased risk of heart disease are less than 2.5mmol/L in Australia and New Zealand (100mg/dL in the USA). There have been many clinical trials examining the effects of [...]

Sugar was traditionally considered off limits for people with diabetes as they were believed to cause high blood glucose levels. However, increasing knowledge of the Glycemic Index (GI) has shown sugar does not dramatically increase blood glucose levels. In fact, natural sugars in milk and fruit have a low GI and table sugar has [...]