How much cholesterol in chicken?

By Dr. Michael Hiroshi Johnson
Updated 2021-02-17 18:33:34 | Published 2018-12-14 05:57:39
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Chicken cholesterol

Cholesterol is necessary for our body, if it was not for this substance, then the cell walls would lose their rigidity and would not be able to keep their shape, which means that the person’s appearance would be, to put it mildly, different – it would be amoebalike. Therefore, in no case its level in the blood should be zero. It ought to be said that no one would succeed, even taking great effort. By the way, lowering cholesterine below the physiological norm is fraught with the development of mental illness.

At the same time high cholesterine level also results is a dangerous disease which is very difficult to diagnose. Without timely treatment, such problem in 89% of cases leads to heart attacks and strokes. Long ago it was considered that it’s impossible to get rid of cholesterine for good. To feel relieved, you need to continuously drink expensive pharmaceuticals.

The dark chicken meat contains iron, potassium, phosphorus, zinc, which have a positive effect on the cardiovascular system. But we must not forget that in different parts of the carcass different cholesterine levels. In case of a metabolic disorder, it is necessary to remove the skin and fat from the chicken before cooking. They contain more cholesterol than in the whole chicken.

Chicken gizzards contain 240 mg of cholesterol per 100 grams of the product and are very useful for heart diseases. Eat them boiled, not much and not often. It is believed that offal is harmful. But in the chicken hearts there are so many substances necessary for the body that they are recommended to patients who have undergone heavy operations and athletes. Even in increased cholesterine level, it is allowed to eat 1-2 hearts a week. People with high cholesterine levels should exclude any liver, including chicken, from the diet although it contains essential amino acids. What to do? You can eat chicken liver only in a small amount, and only steamed adding beans or asparagus stems to lower the cholesterol level.

To stabilize the levels, to prevent the development of atherosclerosis, you must follow the rules of healthy eating. It is necessary to exclude fried, smoked, salty and pickled dishes. In addition, you need to exclude fats and offal. It is recommended to adhere to the rules of cooking dietary meat to fill the body with necessary components and to bring benefits to the vessels. Chicken and other nonfat meats are to be steamed, baked or boiled, which results in retaining beneficial properties; use a minimum amount of salt, as it causes dilation of blood vessels, which leads to an increase in blood pressure; before cooking, the skin should be removed from the chicken. Better for health is to cook breast, as the content of cholesterol in it is minimal.

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