Hi! Thanks for the question.
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general information and is not a substitute for professional medical
advice.
Although it is believed that shellfish like crabs have higher
cholesterol levels, according to experts this not such a critical
factor for seafood diets.
"'Shellfish and marine animals such as lobster, crab, shrimp, clams,
oysters, scallops, and abalone have little or no effect on the plasma
cholesterol concentration because they are low in fat.' American
College of Physicians, 1988."
"Saturated fat -- not dietary cholesterol -- is the main culprit in
raising blood cholesterol. Saturated fat is what turns the body on to
making cholesterol. High levels of cholesterol in the blood can lead
to blocked arteries, heart attacks, and strokes."
"Shellfish received an unfair reputation for high cholesterol because
of outdated scientific methods that detected cholesterol-like
substances as well as cholesterol. The resulting readings were falsely
high."
The article cited here also has a table of cholesterollevels for
different kinds of seafoods.
"Seafood Nutrition"
http://www.ca-seafood.org/recipes/archive/nutri2.html
I found another nutrition chart here as regards to seafoods.
SEAFOOD NUTRITION INFORMATION CHART
http://www.giantfood.com/seafood_nutrition_chart.htm
More on cholesterol level on seafoods such as crabs:
"Cholesterol levels are not even significant in most seafoods. Fish
are quite low in cholesterol and shellfish have low to moderate
amounts. Mollusks, such as clams, oysters, scallops and mussels have,
according to the National Fisheries Education and Research Foundation,
a large percentage of non-cholesterol sterols present that appear to
have a positive affect. These sterols have been found to inhibit the
absorption of cholesterol eaten at the same meal. Cholesterol levels
in crab and lobster are similar to that found in the dark meat of
chicken. Shrimp is about 2 times higher in cholesterol than dark
chicken meat, but it is still far less than eggs."
"There's no longer any doubt: Seafood is good for you"
http://www.seagrant.sunysb.edu/SeafoodTechnology/SeafoodMedia/GNS-Seafood022190_files/application_files/CA2JITSZ_files/CAWJOW7X.htm
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