Healthy cholesterol

Normal intake of proper amount of cholesterol is beneficial to human body. However, the body's demand for cholesterol is very small. It can be said that taking 200 mg of cholesterol from food every day can meet the needs of the body and ensure the health of the body. If a person consumes a lot of cholesterol, the absorption rate will tend to decline, so it is best for adults to consume no more than 300 mg of cholesterol every day.

1. Cholesterol in human body is generally a colorless solid crystal, which is widely found in animals, but it is the most abundant in brain and nerve tissue. Cholesterol content in human body generally accounts for 0.2% of human body weight, with the highest content in liver and skin. There are two sources of cholesterol in everyone's body, one is caused by metabolism in the body, accounting for about four-fifths of the total, and the other is obtained from food, accounting for about one-fifth of the total, so don't supplement too much every day.

Second, foods with high cholesterol? Cholesterol is a substance existing in animal tissues and cells, such as some fish, animal viscera, squid and so on. Cholesterol will be synthesized after entering the human body, some of which will be metabolized in vitro, and some of which will remain in the body to form cholic acid, form cell membrane and synthesize hormones. Cholesterol-containing foods mainly exist in pig brain, liver, lungs and spleen, all animals are like this, as well as shellfish, fresh shellfish, scallops, and finally butter, goat milk, lard and other foods all contain cholesterol.

Third, a reasonable diet of cholesterol, reduce cholesterol, reduce fat and meat fat, eat more vegetables, fruits, fungi and algae, eat more fungi and kelp vegetables, cholesterol will not increase, cholesterol will cause gallstones, so it is necessary to match food reasonably. Eat less foods rich in cholesterol, avoid diseases, exercise more to help digest cholesterol, and good living habits can bring health. Everything should be eaten in moderation, and the substances needed by the body should not be too much or lacking, so we should pay attention to our reasonable diet, adhere to reasonable exercise, eat more fish and foods rich in plant fiber, which can effectively control the storage of cholesterol.