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Colesterol

Nombres alternativos:

Dieta y colesterol

Fuentes alimenticias:

En los alimentos, el colesterol se encuentra en los huevos, productos lácteos, la carne de res y la carne de aves. La yema de huevo y las vísceras (el hígado, los riñones, la molleja y el cerebro) son ricas en colesterol. El pescado generalmente contiene menos colesterol que otras carnes, pero algunos mariscos son ricos en esta sustancia.

Los alimentos de origen vegetal (verduras, frutas, granos, cereales, nueces y semillas) no contienen colesterol.

El contenido graso no es una buena medida del contenido de colesterol, por ejemplo: el hígado y otras vísceras son bajos en grasa pero ricos en colesterol.

Referencias:

Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults. Executive Summary of the Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III). JAMA . 2001;285:2486-2497.

Colesterol

Productores de colesterol

Fecha de revisión: 1/17/2007
Versión en inglés revisada por: William McGee, M.D., M.H.A., Assistant Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, and Chairman, Nutrition Committee, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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