Monday, July 10, 2017
How Sugar Really Affects Your Cholesterol
By Elizabeth Klodas, MD, FACC
If you’re like most people, you probably think it’s high-cholesterol foods like eggs or shrimp that are the worst for your cholesterol levels. But that’s not really the case.
Because it’s not actually the cholesterol in food that’s the problem. Most of the cholesterol that circulates inside our bodies is made inside our bodies, and not absorbed from the diet. So, it’s not about avoiding foods that naturally contain cholesterol, it’s about avoiding foods that prompt our bodies to create cholesterol.
The most powerful driver of cholesterol production?
Believe it or not, it’s sugar!
http://blogs.webmd.com/heart-disease/2017/07/how-sugar-really-affects-your-cholesterol.html
