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The Correct Answer: A) TrueCholesterol naturally occurs only in foods derived from animals, such as meat, eggs, milk and cheese. Some meat and milk products contain more cholesterol than do others. For instance, 1 cup of whole milk contains 24 milligrams (mg) of cholesterol, compared with 12 mg of cholesterol in a cup of low-fat (1 percent) milk. A 3-ounce serving of skinless roast chicken, light or dark meat, has 74 mg of cholesterol, while 3 ounces of beef liver has 331 mg. Your daily limit for dietary cholesterol is 300 milligrams. You can stay below that level by avoiding concentrated sources of cholesterol, such as organ meats, egg yolks and shrimp. Also, try to eat no more than 6 ounces of meat, poultry or fish a day. (Three ounces is about the size and thickness of a deck of playing cards.) These foods, even with fat trimmed and skin removed, are still the main dietary sources of cholesterol. |
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