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Can i eat a burger once in a while on low cholesterol diet?

I'm trying to lower my cholesterol and wondering if I could splurge on a burger and didn't eat much else that day? Or does the saturated fat get stored even when you restrict calories?

Public Comments

1. a burger would be a bad choice until you reach your target goal. Then would be the time to have a burger maybe once or twice a month and no more than twice a week. It would be better to eat seafood. Returning to the standard American diet will put you back where you were and undo any benefit you gained. You need to adopt a new diet for a lifetime. Eating a plant-based nutrient-dense diet. http://www.fatfreevegan.com/etl.shtml My total cholesterol is 143 and my LDL is 81 but I follow the above program all the time. I might eat ice cream 2 or 3 times a year and I can't remember the last time I had a burger but I know it was over a year ago.
2. I agree and would advise against it. It takes quite a while to lose the desire for hamburgers, but it is possible. If you do eat it, with the fries, it won't allay your hunger later. So to say, you won't eat anything else later is a rationalization. It won't happen that way. You will be hungry later. If the meat is grilled, it is said to be a carcinogen. What is in the product? From where, in that large mammal, was that dead carcass put together? What percent of a hamburger is fat, and what percent is meat? There are ways that you can mentally help yourself impede your desire for hamburgers. Chew one up, and spit it out on a plate. Look at it closely. Think of the animal. After a while of this type of thinking, a hamburger is the last thing you will wish to eat. Don't get me started on hot dogs! If you restrict calories, you will splurge the next day. So don't starve yourself. Just keep up with the prescribed program of diet improvements and exercise, as well as medications if applicable.