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Ultra-processed foods often contain trans fats and high levels of saturated fats, which can raise LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol) levels and lower HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol) levels. Elevated LDL cholesterol is a major risk factor for atherosclerosis, a condition that can lead to heart attacks, strokes, and cardiovascular disease.
Many factors increase your total cholesterol, including genetics, lifestyle, and food choices. Eating whole grains and veggies is part of the heart-healthy diet for people with high cholesterol.
Carbs get a bad reputation. The popularity of low-carb diets has led many people to limit them or cut out carbs altogether. But carbs are actually great brain food—when you choose the right ones.
Avoid bad carbs—those that are highly refined, high in added sugar and low in fiber. How can you tell if something contains sufficient amounts of whole grain? Check the ingredient list on the label.
Because glutamate is commonly found in food, primarily from protein sources, the FDA does not require foods and ingredients that contain glutamate as an inherent component to list it on the label. Examples include tomatoes, cheeses, meats, hydrolyzed protein products such as soy sauce, and autolyzed yeast extracts.
1. Red Meat. Step away from the steak if you have high cholesterol. Steak, beef roast, pork chops, ribs, and hamburger meat are high in saturated fat and cholesterol.
It is primarily used in flavored noodles, snack foods, chips, crackers, sauces and fast foods. It is produced by combining the sodium salts of the natural compounds guanylic acid (E626) and inosinic acid (E630). A mixture composed of 98% monosodium glutamate and 2% E635 has four times the flavor enhancing power of monosodium glutamate (MSG ...
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