Is it true that shrimps do not have high cholesterol?

Answer 1

No, shrimps have high cholesterol.  On average, 6 shrimps (113 g,  ~ 4 oz) contain 180 mg cholesterol, it's 60% of your daily limit. Shrimps are cholesterol rich.

Answer 2

It's true that shrimp has much cholesterol. I thought it has much fat too, however I was wrong.

4 oz. shrimps contribute more than half of your daily cholesterol, with only 1% of your daily fat. Furthermore, shrimp doesn't contain saturated fat or trans fat.

Saturated fat and trans fat are the bad fat.

As a result, it's still a good source of protein.

Answer 3

I've seen study that claims shrimp good for the cholesterol level, however I don't know if the study was "sponsored".

As I can remember, the study proves people eating 10 oz shrimp every day for a week(or a month?) have a higher LDL value, meanwhile the HDL value goes up, the triglyceride value goes down.

LDL is the bad cholesterol, however HDL is the good cholesterol. Triglyceride breaks down into VLDL.

Anyway, the study says eating shrimps raise your level of good cholesterol and bad cholesterol together.

Answer 4

Shrimps have high cholesterol. However, shrimps are very high in proteins too.

Answer 5

One serving of shrimp contains 189 milligrams of cholesterol, which translates to roughly 60 percent of the total recommended amount of cholesterol per day.

This high level of cholesterol was the reason why doctors used to believe that shrimp was bad for heart health.

It was thought that shrimp would increase levels of LDL, or "bad cholesterol" in people, but it is now known that is not the case.

Shrimp can actually increase the levels of HDL, or "good cholesterol" during supporting heart health.