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You have been told that you have a high cholesterol diet, and that lowering your cholesterol levels is important, so what is a proper diet for high cholesterol, in fact, what is a high cholesterol diet?
In fact, these are two very different questions, but both have similar answers.
What is a high cholesterol diet?
First of all, there is no such thing as a high cholesterol diet. Yes, you heard that correctly, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A HIGH CHOLESTEROL DIET!
Regardless of the amount of cholesterol in your diet, your liver will make however much cholesterol your body needs, period. High cholesterol diet or low cholesterol diet, your cholesterol levels will be the same - why? Check out our cholesterol page for full details.
Put simply, it doesn't matter whether your diet is high in cholesterol or low in cholesterol - cholesterol is so important to your body that it can, and does make as much AND ONLY AS MUCH CHOLESTEROL AS IT NEEDS.
Does it matter that you have a "high cholesterol diet"?
In a word, NO, a high cholesterol diet is irrelevant - as long as you are properly nourished, have enough vitamin C in your system and sufficient antioxidants included in your high cholesterol diet.
As explained on our cholesterol page, the issue is not your high cholesterol diet, it is your dietary lack of vitamin C that causes high cholesterol levels, so stop worrying about your high cholesterol diet and cholesterol levels and start worrying about your vitamin C intake!
Back from high cholesterol diet to cholesterol
Further reading
Know Your Fats : The Complete Primer for Understanding the Nutrition of Fats, Oils and Cholesterol
by Mary G. Enig
The Cholesterol Myths : Exposing the Fallacy that Saturated Fat and Cholesterol Cause Heart Disease
by Uffe Ravnskov
Fats That Heal, Fats That Kill: The Complete Guide to Fats, Oils, Cholesterol and Human Health
by Udo Erasmus
Choosing the Right Fats: For Vibrant Health, Weight loss, Energy, Vitality (Natural Health Guide)
by Udo Erasmus
The Omega-3 Connection: The Groundbreaking Antidepression Diet and Brain Program
by Andrew L. M.D. Stoll
Conquering weight loss using natural methods
Conquering heart disease using natural methods
Essential fatty acids
Otherwise known as "brain food", these fats can't be made in the body and must be in the diet. Unfortunately, in many cases they are almost totally missing, leading to numerous health (and psychiatric / social) problems.
Saturated animal fat
Red meat, dairy products, lard dripping and suet - a recipe for disease or the means to prevent it?
Vegetable oils
All oils are not created equal. Find out why some vegetable oils are better than others.
Hydrogenated oils (unsaturated or poly-unsaturated fats)
Margarine, shortening and other "low-cholesterol" fats. Find out why these have caused more damage to health than any other type of oils or fats.
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