Who need to worry about high blood cholesterol?
Certain people with continuously high cholesterol levels are classified as high risk individuals and should not be concerned about their total dietary cholesterol intake as well as total fat intake. Such individuals have to be put on cholesterol lowering drug therapy. However, normal individuals have a mechanism for regulating blood cholesterol. Intelligent eating habits in order to stay healthy require more than completely eliminating nutritious foods such as eggs, meat and milk from ones diet. Such foods should never be thought of as poison. Some very high quality foods are being eliminated due simply to unnecessary fear. Because of what is now known about diet and CHD, there is no reason for the normal person to single eggs or other foods and eliminate them from the diet. All people should be encouraged to have their blood cholesterol level screened especially if they have parents with high blood cholesterol or other risk factors. These individuals with high levels should consider f
