High Cholesterol Foods (Slideshow)

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Click here for a full article on high cholesterol foods which includes an extended list of cholesterol rich foods, health information, and warnings: www.healthaliciousness.com Click here for an article on cholesterol lowering foods: www.healthaliciousness.com Cholesterol is a steroid lipid (fat) found in the blood of all animals and is necessary for proper functioning of our cell membranes and production of hormones. While there can be negative health benefits associated with low cholesterol, cholesterol deficiency is rare. Our bodies already manufacture all the cholesterol we need, so it is not necessary to consume more. Excessive consumption of cholesterol has been shown to increase the risk of heart disease and stroke. Cholesterol is only found in animal food products, and thus, vegans are likely to have lower cholesterol than non-vegans. The current recommended daily allowance (RDA) for cholesterol is 300mg. Photo Credits: Eggs: citymama www.flickr.com Caviar: The Evilist Monkey www.flickr.com Liver: FotoosVanRobin www.flickr.com Butter: Carey Tilden flickr.com Shrimp: FotoosVanRobin www.flickr.com Fast Food Breafast - Egg Sausage Cheese Buscuit: National Cancer Instutute visualsonline.cancer.gov Canned Fish: cygnus921 www.flickr.com Cheese: julesjulesjules m www.flickr.com Sausage and Bacon: National Institutes of Health www.nih.gov Oysters: avlxy www.flickr.com Music for this video provided by Musopen www.musopen.com Song -- Danza Espanola, Op. 37, H. 142 - XII ...