However, it's a myth that cholesterol in your diet causes arterial plaque formation that leads to heart attacks. Most health flyers advertise that to reduce cholesterol, more cholesterol-free grain products should be eaten. These flyers show pictures of wholesome foods like white bread, hamburger buns, pastas, white rice, and macaroni. Some even recommend sugar-filled canned fruit. The emphasis of these flyers and adverts is to avoid eggs, meat and dairy products.
Cholesterol is produced in animals that metabolize foods using oxygen.
Plants do not produce cholesterol, so all foods derived from plants are automatically cholesterol-free. Margarine and hydrogenated cooking oils are good examples of this. BUT, over 70 percent of the blood cholesterol in our bodies is produced from the carbon found in sugars and carbohydrates from plants. Eggs, animal fat, and dairy products like butter and cheeses are not significant sources of cholesterol for humans. Natural animal proteins and animal fats can be easily oxidized and broken down as long as they haven't been hydrogenated.