Cholesterol in Protein Powder

[Ex Coelis]

in the past I only looked at the protein count vs. the scoop size and the price

does the amount of cholesterol affect your choice of protein powder?

do you even care? should anyone care?

[Luolamies]

Yes it does affect my choice.

As powerlifters and bodybuilders we get enough (too much) of it anyway, so there's no reason to pump our body's full of it. Of course the cholesterol in the food is not the same as the cholesterol in the blood and they don't allways go hand in hand, but at some point when you get too much of it, it starts to be a problem. As a rule of thumb, don't buy protein powders that don't tell the amount of cholesterol per serving and stay away from ones that have more than 200 mg per serving (unless it's not a "pure" protein powder and has a ton of good fats too)...

[Fatpanda]

cholesterol can aid test production.

regardless i its heart disease you are worried about - don't. cholesterol isn't the problem, its lack of vitamins 

[Montague]

Many chocolate flavored whey mixes will contain higher amounts of cholesterol from two naturally-occuring sources: the whey protein and the cocoa (as a result, any time you have a cocoa-based flavor, you'll typically have a slightly higher Cholesterol level).

The cholesterol in whey and cocoa is not itself HDL or LDL - these are descriptions of what the body does with dietary cholesterol once it brings it into the body from food to be processed.

The medical community now generally recognizes that there are basically two types of individuals - those who produce large amounts of cholesterol naturally and those who don't.
In general, those who don't can take in larger amounts of dietary cholesterol with less negative effect while producers have to be very careful of what they consume.

If you're pre-disposed to cholesterol problems, it is certainly wise to limit your consumption of it.