Some foods contain very little nutritional value or have ingredients that can cause disease. Eating healthy doesn t mean giving up all sweets, salt, and snacks. It means eating such foods in moderation. The foods and food ingredients you need to limit include fat, cholesterol, sodium, alcohol, and sugar. Atherosclerosis can lead to heart disease and strokes.
Cholesterol is a substance found in animal products, such as meat, eggs, and dairy products.
Vegetable products do not contain cholesterol. Of the various types of fats, saturated fats are the least healthy. They tend to increase the level of cholesterol in your blood. Saturated fats are solid at room temperature. Foods that contain saturated fat include butter, cheese, margarine, shortening, tropical oils such as coconut and palm oil, and the fats in poultry skin and meat.