05-30-2010, 07:03 PM
As others stated, cholesterol is only found in animal products. However, your body will create what you need. And, no, contrary to another post, (unless of course they know more than the AHA), you do not need more.
American Heart Association:
"Your body makes some cholesterol and the rest comes from animal products you eat such as meat, poultry, fish, eggs, butter, cheese, and whole and 2% milk. Cholesterol is not found in foods from plants." [1]
As you'll notice, those magic three words ('that you need') that changed the whole meaning of the sentence are missing in the original AHA version.
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