Cholesterol in Oils
Fatty Foods

Fast Foods, Desserts, Favorite Foods

It's official - the foods that we enjoy most tend to be those that are rich in fatty acid content.

Over time selections rich in cholesterol hold particles which can stick to the walls of the arteries, thus hampering the free flow of blood, creating blocked passageways.

The result can equal a heart related illness, stroke, or circulatory issues.

Coronary Heart Disease Risks: Relationship to LDL Blood Cholesterol

Individuals exhibiting elevated LDL blood cholesterol are at an increased risk for coronary heart disease. Intensive and aggressive action should be taken to reduce the LDL levels which include the following therapeutic lifestyle changes:

- modification of daily diet

- adequate physical activity

- weight control and weight management

- stress reduction

For individuals who fall into the following categories, a goal of less than 100 mg/dl is desirable for LDL Blood Cholesterol Goal:

-Clinical CHD

- Symptomatic carotid artery disease

- Peripheral arterial disease

- Abdominal aortic aneurysm

- Diabetes

- Two or more risk factors with >20% risk for CHD (or myocardial infarction or CHD death) within 10 years

For individuals who fall into two of the following categories, excluding elevated LDL blood cholesterol, a goal of less than 130 mg/dl is desirable for LDL Blood Cholesterol Goal. Individuals with zero or one risk factor (other than elevated LDL blood cholesterol) , a goal of less than 160 mg/dl is desirable:

- Low HDL blood cholesterol (less than 40 mg/dL)

- Family history of early heart disease (heart disease in father or brother before age 55; heart disease in mother or sister before age 65)

- Age (men 45 years or older; women 55 years or older)

- High blood pressure (140/90 mmHg or higher or on blood pressure medication)

- Cigarette smoking

One of the most damaging types of fat related to heart disease is Trans Fats.

Popular Foods Containing Trans Fats

Food Group	Contribution=% of total trans fats consumed
Cakes, cookies, crackers, pies, bread, etc.	40
Animal products	21
Margarine	17
Fried potatoes	8
Potato chips, corn chips, popcorn	5
Household shortening	4
Other	5

Foods & Drinks Rich in Cholesterol Content
Food - Based on 1 item unless stated.	Milligrams
Fast Foods, biscuit, with egg and sausage	290
English muffin, with egg, cheese, bacon	230
Potato salad, home-prepared, 1 cup	170
Eggnog, 1 cup	150
Eclairs, custard-filled with chocolate glaze	127
Lamb, 3 ounces braised	102
Pork Ribs, Roasted - 3 oz	88
Fast foods, cheeseburger; double, regular patty; plain	85
Fish, swordfish, cooked, dry heat - 3 oz	83
Oils, cooking	0
Fast Foods, biscuit, with egg and sausage	290
English muffin, with egg, cheese, bacon	230
Potato salad, home-prepared, 1 cup	170
Eggnog, 1 cup	150
Eclairs, custard-filled with chocolate glaze	127
Lamb, 3 ounces braised	102
Pork Ribs, Roasted - 3 oz	88
Fast foods, cheeseburger; double, regular patty; plain	85
Fish, swordfish, cooked, dry heat - 3 oz	83
Oils, cooking	0

Fat Distribution of Popular Cooking Oils

Almost all cooking oils are free in cholesterol - but not in fatty acid content.

Cholesterol in Cooking Oil

Cooking Oils: Polyunsaturated Fat Content All cooking oils contain about 120 calories per Tablespoon.
Based on 1 Tablespoon Unless Stated	Grams
sunflower, linoleic, (approx. 65%)	8.935
corn, industrial and retail, all purpose salad or cooking	7.436
soybean, salad or cooking, (partially hydrogenated) and cottonseed	6.542
sesame, salad or cooking	5.671
soybean, salad or cooking, (partially hydrogenated)	5.114
peanut, salad or cooking	4.320
canola	3.940
safflower, salad or cooking, high oleic (primary safflower oil of commerce)	1.744
olive, salad or cooking	1.421
coconut oil	0.245
grapeseed oil	9.506
palm	1.265

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