http://www.fitsugar.com/ Healthy, happy you. en http://www.fitsugar.com/1034508 <p><span class="inline left"><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl0/1/12981/08_2008/cheese.jpg" alt="" title="" class="right image preview" height="293" width="300"></span>I was talking to my grandmother the other day and she asked me what I was making for dinner. When I said, "<a href="http://www.yumsugar.com/270485" >homemade mac and cheese</a>," she said, "You shouldn't eat cheese. It'll clog your arteries." While she's right that the cholesterol in cheese <i>can</i> be harmful to your heart, that doesn't mean you necessarily have to give it up entirely. </p> <p>Eating foods high in cholesterol and saturated fats, mainly dairy products, meat, and eggs, can raise the total level of cholesterol in your body, which can lead to heart problems and stroke. When it comes to <a href="http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4500" target="_blank">cholesterol</a>, you want to shoot for:</p> <p><center></p> <table border=1 id="space"> <tr bgcolor=#FF9966> <td>Total cholesterol level</td> <td>HDL level (good cholesterol)</td> <td>LDL level (bad cholesterol)</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor=> <td>Less than 200 mg/dL</td> <td>60 mg/dL or higher</td> <td>Less than 100 mg/dL</td> </tr> </table> <p></center></p> <p>So what does this mean when it comes to your diet (and your cheese consumption)? I'll tell you if you </p> <p><a href="http://www.fitsugar.com/1034508">read more</a></p> http://www.fitsugar.com/1034508#comment arteries Cheese cholesterol Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:30:00 -0800 FitSugar http://www.fitsugar.com/1034508