Is shrimp safe for a cholesterol sufferer?
Of course, the cholesterol in food is only a danger to the 25% of us whose body's absorb the cholesterol out of our food - for the other 75% of us, the cholesterol in prawns is of essentially no concern.
But, it gets better. That egg contains 6 grams of fat, of which two grams are saturated fat, whereas the shrimp has only 1/3 of that fat, but none of the saturated fat which is really dangerous to us cholesterol sufferers. So a cholesterol sufferer is better off eating prawns than eggs by a long shot. In fact, prawns appear to be much safer.
If that wasn't enough, 100 gm/ 4oz of shrimp also contains 490 mgs of omega3 and, as we all know, omega3 is good for cholesterol, good for lowering cholesterol, in fact omega3 is widely used to lower blood cholesterol levels. 490mgs is a whooping amount to find in any food source.
So, for the cholesterol sufferer, shrimp appears an ideal food for most of us. For most of us cholesterol sufferers, we may be able to eat as much as we want, provided we are not part of the 25% minority who absorb the cholesterol out of the food - for those cholesterol sufferers it would still be a very restricted food.
But, it gets better. That egg contains 6 grams of fat, of which two grams are saturated fat, whereas the shrimp has only 1/3 of that fat, but none of the saturated fat which is really dangerous to us cholesterol sufferers. So a cholesterol sufferer is better off eating prawns than eggs by a long shot. In fact, prawns appear to be much safer.
If that wasn't enough, 100 gm/ 4oz of shrimp also contains 490 mgs of omega3 and, as we all know, omega3 is good for cholesterol, good for lowering cholesterol, in fact omega3 is widely used to lower blood cholesterol levels. 490mgs is a whooping amount to find in any food source.
So, for the cholesterol sufferer, shrimp appears an ideal food for most of us. For most of us cholesterol sufferers, we may be able to eat as much as we want, provided we are not part of the 25% minority who absorb the cholesterol out of the food - for those cholesterol sufferers it would still be a very restricted food.

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