AboutTodd Bublitz, RCEP Expertise I can answer questions on Cholesterol & Lipids, Cardiac Rehabilitation, and
preventive cardiology. I can also explain the risk factors for
cardiovascular disease and most cardiac diagnostic tests and procedures.
Experience
Professional Experience Former Lipid Clinic Coordinator for large Cardiology practice. Seventeen years experience in Cardiac Rehabilitation and risk factor modification. Researcher in cardiovascular exercise, cardiac function and cardiac testing.
Developed and maintain Lipid-Clinic.com
Also, Nuclear Cardiology Research Organizations National Lipid Association
American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR)
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA)
Rocky Mountain Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Association (RMCRA)
Education/Credentials Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist by ACSM Certified as 'Exercise Specialist' by ACSM
Question QUESTION: Dear Dr. Todd Bublitz
how much cholesterol is found in bone marrow and animal hooves such as that of cow, goat etc? and
how about eating bone marrow in regular diet?
do vegetable fat add to cholesterol level in blood as we know cholesterol originates from animal fats only, thank you very much,
Shibli
ANSWER: Shibli,
Bone marrow from cows contains around 120-150 mg of cholesterol (per 100 grams of marrow). By comparison, bone marrow has less than half the cholesterol of egg yolks, but significantly more cholesterol than most other cuts of cow (steaks and ground beef).
I do not know the levels of animal hooves. I could find no research that looked at bone marrow in hooves.
Vegetable fats are mostly unsaturated and these will not increase cholesterol levels. Some plant fats are saturated fats and these will increase cholesterol levels. Saturated fats are found in palm oil, coconut oil and palm kernel oil (the tropical oils).
I hope this helps.
Todd
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QUESTION: Dear Dr. Todd
of course this has help me a lot in several ways and am now surprised why I walk reluctant to consume bone marrow and was taking egg yolk.
Dear Sir I asked you about cholesterol not bone marrow in hooves.
Also another question arises of cholesterol in bone marrow how much LDL and how much is HDL.
Thank you very much
Answer Shibli,
I'm sorry I did not make my answer clear on hooves, it should have said, "I do not know the cholesterol levels of animal hooves. I could find no research that looked at cholesterol levels in hooves."
Cholesterol in the foods we eat is called "dietary cholesterol". Dietary cholesterol can slightly increase our total cholesterol levels and LDL levels. LDL and HDL are cholesterol carrying lipoproteins - they are not actually "cholesterol". The cholesterol in bone marrow is just that, cholesterol, it is not HDL or LDL. Only your liver can make LDL and HDL.
The higher our total cholesterol level, the higher our LDL level. Cholesterol cannot travel though our blood alone, it needs to be carried by a lipoprotein. LDL carries cholesterol from our liver to places in the body that cholesterol is needed. Sometimes the LDL gets caught up in the lining of artery walls and this is part of cardiovascular disease. HDL carries extra cholesterol back to the liver where the cholesterol is broken down.
Our cholesterol levels are mostly determined by our genetics (85-95%). Our diet has a much less effect on our cholesterol level (1-15%). Saturated fats (mainly animal fats) can cause the most increase in our cholesterol level when it comes to diet. Dietary cholesterol has the least effect on our cholesterol level (1-3%).
