Guest guest Posted October 6, 2000 Report Share Posted October 6, 2000 Hi I eat avocado every day ,now I have heard they can be bad for you because of the fat content,Is that so?I have high cholestrol so I am worried as I eat one every day.Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2000 Report Share Posted October 6, 2000 Hi, Yes, avocados are high in fat, but the good fat. The fat found in avocados is not known to have any influence on a person's cholesterol level. So, don't worry yourself and have your avocado a day!! Manon << Avocado bad for you?>> Hi I eat avocado every day ,now I have heard they can be bad for you because of the fat content,Is that so?I have high cholestrol so I am worried as I eat one every day.Diane contact owner: -owner Mail list: Delivered-mailing list List-Un: - no flaming arguing or denigration of others allowed contact owner with complaints regarding posting/list or anything else. Thank you. please share/comment/inform and mostly enjoy this list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2000 Report Share Posted October 25, 2000 Avacados have good fat, but Avacado and Coconut are the two plant sources of cholestrol. A whole one every day is a lot! If I had high cholesterol I would reduce my consumption of them. I believe a serving is about 1/3 or a 1/4 of an avacado. I would limit myself to that much in a day. Just my opinion. Rachel Diane Jarosy wrote: > Hi I eat avocado every day ,now I have heard they can be bad for you > because of the fat content,Is that so?I have high cholestrol so I am > worried as I eat one every day.Diane > > > contact owner: -owner > Mail list: > Delivered-mailing list > List-Un: - > > no flaming arguing or denigration of others allowed > contact owner with complaints regarding posting/list > or anything else. Thank you. > please share/comment/inform and mostly enjoy this list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2000 Report Share Posted October 25, 2000 Actually, what avacados and coconuts have is saturated fat, in the form of tropical oils. They don't have cholesterol. No plants have cholesterol. Cholesterol is an animal product, formed by the liver. A lot of people don't know this. I just thought Diane might like to know, since she is concerned with her elevated cholesterol. (Of course, eating too much saturated fats isn't good for you either, but it won't affect your blood cholesterol levels, it will affect your triglyceride levels.) > > alanzol [alanzol] > Wednesday, October 25, 2000 7:44 AM > > Re: Avocado bad for you? > > > Avacados have good fat, but Avacado and Coconut are the two plant > sources of > cholestrol. A whole one every day is a lot! If I had high cholesterol I > would reduce my consumption of them. I believe a serving is > about 1/3 or a > 1/4 of an avacado. I would limit myself to that much in a day. Just my > opinion. Rachel > > Diane Jarosy wrote: > > > Hi I eat avocado every day ,now I have heard they can be bad for you > > because of the fat content,Is that so?I have high cholestrol so I am > > worried as I eat one every day.Diane > > > > > > contact owner: -owner > > Mail list: > > Delivered-mailing list > > List-Un: - > > > > no flaming arguing or denigration of others allowed > > contact owner with complaints regarding posting/list > > or anything else. Thank you. > > please share/comment/inform and mostly enjoy this list > > > > contact owner: -owner > Mail list: > Delivered-mailing list > List-Un: - > > no flaming arguing or denigration of others allowed > contact owner with complaints regarding posting/list > or anything else. Thank you. > please share/comment/inform and mostly enjoy this list > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2000 Report Share Posted October 25, 2000 Hi, In my nutritive value of foods book, neither avocados nor coconuts have cholesterol. I know they are both high in saturated fat (relative to other non-meat items). Bile salts, which are necessary for the digestion and absorption of fat, are synthesized from cholesterol. So a high fat diet will not help someone with high cholesterol levels. I think saturated fats are considered the worst of the " fat evils " , probably because they are more " packed " . I don't remember. Eating a variety of foods (all in moderation), I think is key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2000 Report Share Posted October 25, 2000 Dianne, interested to hear you have high cholesterol as I discovered I had, in March. Are you on any medication? I was prescribed one of the statin drugs which brought me right down to normal. Unfortunately it also caused severe muscle pain for almost 6 months, and only last month was it realised that it could be the statin drug causing this, and I have now stopped taking it. Wary about going on any other medication. I wondered if you try to control your level with diet alone? My GP (General Practitioner) said diet wouldn't make much difference but I would like to try and see if it does. Hence my renewed interest in vegetarian. Though also other reasons. Interested to hear that Avacado does not contain cholesterol. Liz ~ Scotland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2000 Report Share Posted October 26, 2000 Kowalsky book 6 weeks to Cholesterol Cure. It is not a vegetarian book, but most things can be adapted. I did it years ago and dropped my Cholesterol levels a lot. At that time I lived by myself and made the same food every day. Stir fry with turkey. Now I would do stir fry with tofu. I ate that every night. I would make bran muffins or turkey burghers for breakfast and lunch. Now I would have veggie burgers. rachel elizaga wrote: > Dianne, interested to hear you have high cholesterol as I discovered I had, > in March. Are you on any medication? I was prescribed one of the statin > drugs which brought me right down to normal. Unfortunately it also caused > severe muscle pain for almost 6 months, and only last month was it realised > that it could be the statin drug causing this, and I have now stopped taking > it. Wary about going on any other medication. > > I wondered if you try to control your level with diet alone? My GP > (General Practitioner) said diet wouldn't make much difference but I would > like to try and see if it does. Hence my renewed interest in vegetarian. > Though also other reasons. > > Interested to hear that Avacado does not contain cholesterol. > > Liz ~ Scotland > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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