{"id":58818,"date":"2021-05-27T11:44:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T06:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/?p=58818"},"modified":"2024-07-03T18:05:55","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T12:35:55","slug":"do-you-still-believe-these-5-myths-about-high-cholesterol-foods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/2021\/05\/27\/do-you-still-believe-these-5-myths-about-high-cholesterol-foods\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Still Believe These 5 Myths About High Cholesterol Foods?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cholesterol is like a fatty substance that is present in your blood. It is generated by the liver and from your food intake to develop vitamins and build cells and hormones. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High-cholesterol foods<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can lead to an <\/span><b>excess of cholesterol<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the body which tends to increase the risk of heart attacks and heart diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What You Should Know:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#What-should-you-know-about-cholesterol\"><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What should you know about<\/span><\/b><b> <\/b><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cholesterol<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#5-common-myths-about-cholesterol-in-food\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 common myths about <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cholesterol in food<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong id=\"What-should-you-know-about-cholesterol\">What should you know about cholesterol?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A common misunderstanding about cholesterol is that all <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">high-cholesterol foods<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are unhealthy. However, that is not true. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good cholesterol<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is known as high-density lipoprotein (HDL), whereas <\/span><b>bad cholesterol<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is termed low-density lipoprotein.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HDL is considered good because it gets processed by the liver and is eventually removed from your bloodstream before it can develop plaque on the walls of the arteries. On the other hand, LDL results in atherosclerosis, as it carries the cholesterol straight to the arteries. It increases the risk of heart attacks.\u00a0<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/What-should-you-know-about-cholesterol.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High cholesterol<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is caused by a poor diet, medical conditions like diabetes and obesity as well as lifestyle-related habits such as smoking, drinking alcohol in excess, and absence of a proper exercise regime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b id=\"5-common-myths-about-cholesterol-in-food\">5 common myths about cholesterol in food<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While cholesterol-rich foods might not be the base of your diet, it is certainly a part of a balanced diet. Here are 5 myths about <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dietary cholesterol<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that you should stop following.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"2\"><b>Myth 1: Eating fats leads to weight gain<\/b><img class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Myth-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eating healthy foods that are rich in fats can actually be helpful in weight loss. Foods including eggs, avocados, nuts, and full-fat dairy, tend to keep you feeling full during meals to reduce your overall food intake. However,<\/span> <b>foods with processed fats<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like fast food and fried foods usually lead to weight gain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"2\"><b>Myth 2: Cholesterol-rich foods are unhealthy<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Full-fat yogurt is a rich source of cholesterol but also a rich source of protein and calcium. Other foods like eggs and fatty fish are also rich in <\/span><b>vitamin B12<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">among other vitamins and minerals.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"2\"><b>Myth 3: Cholesterol-rich foods should be avoided during pregnancy\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Myth-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contrary to popular notions, foods containing fats can be essential during pregnancy. Women need more of fat-soluble nutrients like vitamin A and choline. These are nutrients required for both maternal and foetal health.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"2\"><b>Myth 4: Fat-free foods are always better<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fat-free foods have a high sugar content which could also lead to heart diseases. Instead, a diet which includes foods that are naturally fat-free or have natural fats could be healthier.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"2\"><b>Myth 5: Everyone responds to dietary cholesterol the same way<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/myth-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong id=\"What-should-you-know-about-cholesterol\">What should you know about cholesterol?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The body\u2019s response to cholesterol can change from person to person, based on genetics. A person with a family history or genetic disorder that increases heart-disease risk is likely to have a lower capacity to process cholesterol. Whereas, some people might have minimal or no reaction to high <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dietary cholesterol<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> levels.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can get a Day 1 cover for a chronic disease like Cholesterol with the\u00a0<\/span><b>Activ Health \u2013 Platinum Enhanced Plan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It is a Health Insurance plan that covers costs for tests and diagnostics too. Also get access to expert health coaches for coaching on nutrition, fitness, and mental health and mental wellness counselling, homeopathy tele-consultation. #ABHIKaro. Aditya Birla Health Insurance karo. For more information on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fitness<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nutrition<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, visit the Activ Living Blog.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cholesterol is like a fatty substance that is present in your blood. 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