Is Shrimp Bad for Cholesterol and Heart Disease?

Why does shrimp raise cholesterol as much as other animal foods even though it’s so low in saturated fat? Might asymptomatic food sensitivities to gluten, milk, peanuts, eggs, or shrimp increase the risk of premature death for those who eat these foods? For more on cholesterol, check out: • Cholesterol and Heart Disease: Why Has There Been So Much Controversy? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/cholesterol-and-heart-disease-why-has-there-been-so-much-controversy) • Dietary Cholesterol and Cancer (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/dietary-cholesterol-and-cancer/) • Eggs and Cholesterol: Patently False and Misleading Claims (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/eggs-and-cholesterol-patently-false-and-misleading-claims/) • Optimal Cholesterol Level (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/optimal-cholesterol-level/) For even more on cholesterol, check out the LDL cholesterol topic page (https://nutritionfacts.org/topics/ldl-cholesterol/). New subscribers to our e-newsletter always receive a free gift. Get yours here: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/. Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-shrimp-bad-for-cholesterol-and-heart-disease and someone on the NutritionFacts.org team will try to answer it. Want to get a list of links to all the scientific sources used in this video? Click on Sources Cited at https://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-shrimp-bad-for-cholesterol-and-heart-disease. You’ll also find a transcript and acknowledgements for the video, my blog and speaking tour schedule, and an easy way to search (by translated language even) through our videos spanning more than 2,000 health topics. Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution! -Michael Greger, MD FACLM Captions for this video are available in several languages; you can find yours in the video settings. View important information about our translated resources: https://nutritionfacts.org/translations-info/ https://NutritionFacts.org • Subscribe: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe • Donate: https://nutritionfacts.org/donate • Podcast : https://nutritionfacts.org/audio • Books: https://nutritionfacts.org/books • Shop: https://drgreger.org • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org • Twitter: https://twitter.com/nutrition_facts • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nutrition_facts_org