For years, shellfish got a bad rep because they contain dietary cholesterol. Yep, a 3-ounce serving of shrimp packs about 180 mg of cholesterol. That sounds scary if you remember the old advice to keep your daily intake under 300 mg.
But here’s the cool plot twist: science has largely moved on. Your body’s blood cholesterol isn’t as tied to the cholesterol you eat as we once believed. It’s more about saturated fat and trans fats that really mess with your numbers.
Shellfish? They’re surprisingly low in saturated fat. So that old rule? I’d say it’s more of a historical footnote than a modern warning.
