For years, we were told dietary cholesterol was the villain. It turns out, that was largely a myth for most people. Your body makes its own cholesterol; the cholesterol in food often has a much smaller impact than we once thought.
The real troublemakers? Saturated fats and trans fats. And here’s the kicker: fish is packed with healthy fats, not the scary kind. So while a fish fillet has cholesterol on paper, its overall effect is actually protective.
