"cholesterol" news and stories

It may not be time to make an omelet a day, but eggs are more nutritious and less cholesterol-laden than they used to be, says a new USDA report. According to a Fox News report, a random sample of eggs from across the U.S. found that "the average large egg has 14 percent less cholesterol than earlier surveys and 64 percent more vitamin D."

The cause, says the report, may be from enriched chicken feed and new breeding techniques.

Good news for egg lovers, but keep in mind that the recommended daily allowance for cholesterol is 300 milligrams, and one egg has 185. Go easy, scrambled fans.

Pop quiz. Which food contains more cholesterol: one egg yolk or a Hardee's Monster Thickburger (which is two thirds of a pound of beef, three slices of cheese and four strips of bacon)? Sadly, folks, it's the egg yolk at 215-275 mg of cholesterol compared with the Monster's 210 mg, a fact reported in a paper in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology. The recommended daily intake for cholesterol is 220 mg or less. But even knowing this, would you cease with the scrambled eggs and start inhaling KFC Double Downs (with all the fat and calories) instead? The point that these docs are trying to make is simply that, despite all the stories about how eggs are back, eggs are good for you, and please eat more eggs, if you're very concerned about cholesterol, and if you're at risk for cardiovascular disease, a high-cholesterol diet is ill advised. So maybe you should rethink the daily frittata. Visit AOL Health for the whole story.

Last month, MSN Health and Fitness put together a list of 10 ways to painlessly upgrade your diet so that you help yourself out health-wise while eating well. To me, their tastiest and easiest tip was to switch out your typical white button mushrooms in your cooking and replace them with shiitake and maitake mushrooms. Research is beginning to show that these Japanese 'shrooms are full of antioxidants and contain selenium, which, according to Dr. Donald Abrams, director of clinical programs at UCSF's Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, "lowers cholesterol and blood pressure, helps with anti-tumor activity, and possibly encourages better prostate health." Their more common cousins, including our button, crimini and portobello mushrooms, don't have the same benefits.

So next time you're looking to make a soup or stew, reach for the shiitake or maitake mushrooms at the grocery store and eat for your heart health.

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When I go into a fast food place such as McDonald's, Burger King, or Wendy's (which I think I've done maybe 3 times in the past 3 years), I know beforehand that I have made a decision to eat badly that day. I don't care if these places have "salads" or "low-fat foods," it's still fast food to me, and I don't need anyone to tell me what I'm about to eat probably has a lot of fat and calories.

Having said that, I see no real problem with New York City restaurants having to show calorie info where customers can see it. The law took effect earlier this week. Some of the fast food companies argued that it "violated their First Amendment rights," which I still don't understand. Some places are putting the info in areas where they're not immediately accessible to customers, while other places, like Subway, have the info upfront.

Fines will start being issued October 1 for restaurants that violate the law.