Dietary cholesterol

Food Sources

Foods that contain Dietary cholesterol.

• Eggs

  The humble egg was singled out by the AHA in 1968 for high cholesterol content, but reams of research show dietary cholesterol may not have much to do with heart disease; The humble egg was once vilified for its cholesterol content, but most dietary cholesterol is not absorbed (McNamara 2015)

  Source: Outlive

Biological Mechanisms

How Dietary cholesterol works at a cellular level.

• PromotesPromotes inflammation

  Promotes inflammation in body fat. Vegetarians' thigh fat had fewer than half the pro-inflammatory macrophages compared to omnivores.

• PromotesDisrupts Blood-Brain Barrier

  Dietary cholesterol alone causes 7x increase in blood-brain barrier permeability in mice

Recipes with Dietary cholesterol

Recipes featuring foods that contain Dietary cholesterol.

• Kimchi, Egg, and Avocado Bowl
• Roasted Red Pepper and Zucchini Frittata
• Soft Herb and Mushroom Omelet
• Tex-Mex Breakfast Bake
• Sweet Potato and Egg Stacks
• Tempeh Sausage with Eggs and Roasted Tomatoes
• Savory Breakfast Salad
• Egg Snack Pots, Three Ways
• Coconut Cobb Salad
• Asparagus Vinaigrette

Sources

• How Not to Age
• Outlive