When deciding whether to include eggs in your diet, consider the recommended daily limits on cholesterol in your food: 1  If you are healthy, consume no more than 300 mg of cholesterol a day. 2  If you have diabetes, high cholesterol or heart disease, limit the daily cholesterol intake to no more than 200 mg a day.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/expert-answers/cholesterol/FAQ-20058468
LDL cholesterol is affected by diet. Knowing which fats raise LDL cholesterol and which ones don't is the first step in lowering your risk of heart disease and stroke. Your body naturally produces LDaL cholesterol. Eating saturated fat,and trans fat raises your blood cholesterol level even further.
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/Cholesterol/PreventionTreatmentofHighCholesterol/Know-Your-Fats_UCM_305628_Article.jsp
If you are healthy, consume no more than 300 mg of cholesterol a day. If you have diabetes, high cholesterol or heart disease, limit the daily cholesterol intake to no more than 200 mg a day. If you like eggs but don't want the extra cholesterol, use only the egg whites. Egg whites contain no cholesterol.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/expert-answers/cholesterol/FAQ-20058468
Why having too much 'good' cholesterol can actually be BAD for you. For many years, doctors have drawn a distinction between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ cholesterol. The advice has been to keep your levels of ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol low and to raise your levels of ‘good’ HDL cholesterol. The concern is that LDL increases patients’ risk of heart disease and stroke.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3384473/Why-having-good-cholesterol-actually-BAD-you.html
For every 1 percent you reduce your cholesterol level, you reduce your risk of heart disease by 2 percent.10 For example, a reduction from 300 mg/dl to 200 mg/dl (i.e., a one-third reduction) will yield a two-thirds reduction in the risk of a heart attack.
http://www.pcrm.org/health/health-topics/cholesterol-and-heart-disease
The National Cholesterol Education Program recommends that most people eat less than 200 mg of cholesterol a day. Many of us eat more. The average American man eats 360 mg of cholesterol each day. The average American woman eats between 220 mg and 260 mg.
http://health.howstuffworks.com/diseases-conditions/cardiovascular/cholesterol/how-much-cholesterol-can-i-have.htm
Cholesterol and Heart Disease. Nearly 2,200 Americans die of cardiovascular disease daily, with an average of one death occurring every 40 seconds. An estimated 7.1 million Americans have experienced a heart attack during their lifetimes. Those who survive a heart attack often go on to have another.
http://www.pcrm.org/health/health-topics/cholesterol-and-heart-disease
Limiting the amount of trans fats to less than 1 percent of your total daily calories. That means if you need about 2,000 calories a day, less than 20 calories (or 2 grams) should come from trans fats. For good health, the majority of fats you eat should be monounsaturated or polyunsaturated.
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/Cholesterol/PreventionTreatmentofHighCholesterol/Know-Your-Fats_UCM_305628_Article.jsp
As with fat, it's OK to eat more than your cholesterol limit once in a while. But over several days, your cholesterol intake should average no more than 200 mg a day. Or, follow whatever limit your doctor sets for you. To find out how much you need to change your diet to cut cholesterol, try this.
http://health.howstuffworks.com/diseases-conditions/cardiovascular/cholesterol/how-much-cholesterol-can-i-have.htm
The NHS recommends that total cholesterol should be less than 5mmol/l, with LDL less than 3 and HDL more than 1. There is no recommendation for a maximum level of HDL, as the assumption is that it is ‘good’.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3384473/Why-having-good-cholesterol-actually-BAD-you.html
how much cholesterol daily
Take no more than 200 milligrams of cholesterol per day. A daily cholesterol is not more than 200 milligrams.