US government food experts now tell us to forget those cholesterol warnings we have heard for decades.The available evidence indicates there is no "appreciable relationship" between the cholestrol we get from the foods we eat and the serum (bad) cholesterol in our blood.
Bad cholesteral, experts say, is mainly a matter of genetics and the real food villain: the saturated fats we get from animal sources, especially meat and dairy products.
The new dietary guidelines for Americans will be published later this year and will likely drop reference to cholesteral. Instead it will recommend cutting consumption of saturated fats found in meats like pork, fatty beef, lamb, poultry with skin, butter, cheese and other dairy products made from whole or reduced-fat (2 percent) milk.
What about eggs? Eggs are low in saturated fat, so you would need to eat a dozen or so to reach your daily fat limit.
One thing hasn't changed: experts recommend that you eat lots of fruits and vegetables.