Can a cholesterol patient eat egg? Is there any problem drinking milk or eating ice- creams?
The yolk of egg is not good for a cholesterol patient. However eating the white of egg is not harmful. It is better to avoid drinking milk. An occasional ice-cream won’t increase the level of cholesterol. But those patients who find it difficult to control cholesterol through medicines should be more careful. 21. How can we identify high cholesterol in children? Some hereditary abnormalities can cause cholesterol imbalance in young children. In such patients the cholesterol is often found accumalated under the skin and below the eyes in the form of minor swellings. The heart disorder symptoms shown in the old age patients could well be found in children having high cholesterol. These could possibly be the initial symptoms. Latest researches suggest that the initial stages of atherosclerosis begin during early ages. These become more visible during the later stages of growth. If the cholesterol level is even a bit high in a child, then when he grows up the fat accumulates in the arterie
