Fatty cream is a high-calorie, nutritious, tasty and extremely dangerous product. Especially for people over the age of forty and above who are at risk of developing atherosclerosis. Cream is one of the foods that contain "bad" cholesterol.
Cream and cholesterol
If your cholesterol is higher than 5 millimoles per deciliter (the maximum for an adult), you need to think about the foods you eat. It is necessary to start eating 4-5 fruits or vegetables a day, not counting potatoes, in order to prevent atherosclerosis. Fiber removes excess fat through the intestines. And it contains substances that have a slowing effect on atherosclerosis.
And it is imperative to reduce "harmful" fats in the diet. Cream is one of the "suppliers" of these fats. Dairy products such as cream, fatty sour cream, fatty cottage cheese from 2% higher, and all dairy products, which contain a large amount of fat, increase the tendency to atherosclerosis many times over. Cream is especially dangerous because it contains over 10% fat. And culinary cream - 35%. Cheese is also dangerous, the fat content of which is sometimes 55% or more.
Cholesterol plays a very important role in the body. It is necessary for the functioning of the brain, for the integrity of blood vessels, for the functioning of the membranes of cells, hormones. But when the body produces an excessive amount of it, it can be deposited on the inner walls of blood vessels, mainly the heart and brain. If the vessels of the brain are damaged, this is a stroke, and the heart is a myocardial infarction. Sometimes it immediately ends in sudden death, but more often those who survived a heart attack develop coronary insufficiency and coronary heart disease. Ischemia is insufficient blood supply to the heart.
Most often, until 70 percent of the vessels are clogged, a person may not notice the signs of this formidable disease. Therefore, blood cholesterol must be controlled.
Other contraindications
Cream is a product that is made from whole milk by separating the fat fraction (separation). That is, all the fat in the milk is separated and collected in the cream. And then it is deposited on the walls of blood vessels in the form of an insoluble sediment, narrowing them.
Contraindications to the use of cream can be not only high cholesterol, but also excess weight and intolerance to milk protein. Also, do not use cream for people with heart disease, hypertension and impaired metabolism. It is not recommended to give cream to children under two years of age, as their digestive system is not adapted to digest large amounts of fat.
For a person whose cholesterol is normal and there are no other contraindications, cream is even useful. Since they have the properties of milk, but in a higher concentration. They contain a lot of proteins, carbohydrates, various vitamins and fats. If you are active and burn a lot of calories during the day or need to gain weight, cream is your product. But it is still not desirable to abuse it.
