You've probably heard a lot about how important it is to lower the amount of dietary fat in your diet. Dietary fats, carbohydrates, proteins, and alcohol all provide calories. Gram for gram, dietary fat provides more than twice the number of calories than carbohydrates or protein. Certain types of fat, like saturated fat, are associated with increased risk for heart disease. You should eat no more than 300 milligrams of cholesterol per day.
Vegetable products are always free of any cholesterol.
Cholesterol is found only in animal products, like real butter and the fat on meats. V. Choose a diet moderate in sugars. The main reason to limit sugars is to avoid excessive weight gain and to maintain healthy teeth and gums. You might be interested to know that scientific evidence shows that sugar does not cause hyperactivity. We're not talking about sugars found in fresh fruit, milk, and other foods.