Wed, Feb-25-04, 00:14
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Senior Member
Posts: 111
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 144/117/115
BF:
Progress: 93%
Location: Poulsbo, WA
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Dietary Cholesterol has very little to do with your body's cholesterol levels. You already have cholesterol in your blood stream, regardless of how much you ingest. The best way to control your levels is by staying away from Trans Fats (Hydrogenated and Partially Hydrogenated vegetable oils--read labels, they're everywhere) and exercise.
Here's an interesting factoid: Human breast milk is very high in cholesterol, yet babies who are breastfed have lower levels of cholesterol for the rest of their lives than babies who are bottle fed formulas with lower levels of dietary cholesterol!
For myself, I don't worry about the amount of saturated fats I take in. I have found that I do have to watch my portion sizes. Fitday.com is a place where you can journal your food intake, and get a read-out of the percentage of fat, carbs, and protien in your diet. It will also tell you how many calories you ingested, and also aproximately how much you have burned. It might help you know if you are eating according to Atkins recommendations for your weight-loss phase.
Peach
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