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A member asked:
Does dry fruits increase cholesterol levels?
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No it does not: Dry fruits like peanuts, almonds, walnuts and other nuts do not raise your cholesterol level.
Answered 7/22/2013
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Cholesterol & Sugar: Fruit is 100% carbohydrate calories. So, the only way your scenario would work is if you have a sugar problem and too many triglycerides as in in the cholesterol panel.
Answered 7/22/2013
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Metabolic changes: Dried fruits are very high in sugar. Eating a lot of them over time could lead to Insulin resistance -- which in combination with other characteristics can lead to metabolic syndrome, in which cholesterol is high. More importantly, high sugar diets can cause you to have lower "good" hdl. http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20100420/high-sugar-diet-linked-lower-good-cholesterol.
Answered 6/25/2014
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