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Is Pure Ghee Made Of Cow's Milk Good For Heart?
Hi
We have all along belived that Pure Ghee gives rise to high Cholesterol in blood and should be avoided.
Recently a cardiologist talking at our Rotary Club said that Pure Ghee made out of Cow's milk is good for heart as it increases HDL Cholesterol .
I am cardiac patient and am confused due to diametrically opposite views given by experts.
Can you please elaborate
regards
C D Agarwal
We have all along belived that Pure Ghee gives rise to high Cholesterol in blood and should be avoided.
Recently a cardiologist talking at our Rotary Club said that Pure Ghee made out of Cow's milk is good for heart as it increases HDL Cholesterol .
I am cardiac patient and am confused due to diametrically opposite views given by experts.
Can you please elaborate
regards
C D Agarwal
Sat, 7 Jun 2014
Hello,
There is no confusion in this.
Cardiologist was right in saying that cow's milk pure ghee increases good cholesterol.It doesn't mean that you can consume endless amount of pure ghee.It simply means that you can consume one teaspoon of this pure ghee in a day.Any ghee made of other milk would result in increase of LDL cholesterol as compared to increase in HDL levels by cow's milk ghee.
Thanks
There is no confusion in this.
Cardiologist was right in saying that cow's milk pure ghee increases good cholesterol.It doesn't mean that you can consume endless amount of pure ghee.It simply means that you can consume one teaspoon of this pure ghee in a day.Any ghee made of other milk would result in increase of LDL cholesterol as compared to increase in HDL levels by cow's milk ghee.
Thanks
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