Say it isn't so!!!!!!!!

I was playing an online game (Black Hawk Down) and somehow we got on the subject of seafood when someone blurted out shrimp was high in cholesterol. Now I am a seafood fanatic and I eat alot of salmon because it is suppose to be good for you and I also love shrimp and pretty much all the shellfish. So this is very dramatizing to me. I will admit I don't really pay attention to how many calories, fat or cholesterol is in the foods I eat. So I decided I would investigate because my seafood just cant be bad for me. Well to my disappointment, I found it to be true. The highest of high cholesterol foods are eggs and liver. Some other foods that are high in cholesterol include:

Whole-milk dairy products
Butter
Cream
Ice cream
Cream cheese
Certain shellfish, such as shrimp
Other organ meats, such as kidney and brain
Duck and goose (which have more cholesterol than chicken or turkey; the skin on these animals is high in cholesterol).

Why be concerned with high cholesterol? Well it causes a condition known as atherosclerosis, which is narrowing and hardening of arteries. This is caused when your body cant rid itself of the cholesterol in your bloodstream and it begins to build up on your artery walls, along with other fats and debris. This buildup of cholesterol is called plaque. Over time, plaque can cause narrowing of the arteries. This plaque buildup is called atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis can cause angina (chest pain), coronary artery disease, heart arrhythmias (irregular heart rhythm), TIA's (Transient ischemic attacks "mini stroke"), heart attack, stroke, peripheral artery disease and high blood pressure.

So now I must try and limit my intake of shellfish. It is going to be hard because I crave it at least once a week but where there is a will, there is a way!!!!!!!

All comments are greatly appreciated!!!!!!!