Chicken has about the same or maybe a little more
cholesterol than red meat, but much less saturated fat.
«Red meat has the most saturated fat, but skinless chicken breasts are not far behind — and actually have more
cholesterol than red meat,» says Dana Simpler, MD, internal medicine doctor at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore.
Not exact matches
However, the most recent research suggests that increased serum
cholesterol is more affected by intake of saturated fats and trans fats — present in
red meat, industrial baked goods, etc. —
than by the amount of
cholesterol in the diet.
That's more
than a third of the protein you need every day — with none of the artery - clogging
cholesterol you get when you opt for an animal source of complete protein like
red meat.
Red -
meat consumption fell more
than 10 percent as fat became synonymous with
cholesterol, clogged arteries, heart attacks and strokes.