Despite common misconception, recent research has shown that dietary cholesterol has little to no effect on blood cholesterol levels in most people and that dietary cholesterol is not correlated with increased risk for coronary heart disease (1). This is because when you consume dietary cholesterol your liver naturally adjusts to produce less cholesterol in your body (2). However, eating large amounts of saturated fat, trans fat, and sugar, in addition to lifestyle factors, can all contribute to an increase in blood levels of "bad" cholesterol (otherwise known as low-density lipoprotein) (3)(4). Crickets are considered within the crustaceans family, meaning they have a similar nutritional profile as foods like shrimp, crab, etc., which are very low in saturated fat––especially compared to other animal proteins––and, therefore, unlikely to increase blood cholesterol levels (5).
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