Is coffee creamer bad for cholesterol?

QUESTION: I heard that coffee creamer is bad for cholesterol as it get it up. Is this true?

ANSWER: Hi,

First of all, you have to know that everything depends on the brand of the creamer. The average amount of the fat is 50 grams per 100 grams of coffee creamer, which is not that high.

Some of the brands on the market like Coffee Mate are offering us a product that does not cause an elevation in the cholesterol levels. On contrary, other creamers may increase your
LDL levels, which is really bad.

The worries come due to the substances inside the creamers that might negatively affect the metabolism of the fatty acids and triglycerides, leading to high levels of triglycerides, LDL and low HDL.

As not all the creamers affect your lipid profile, you must read the labels at the back of each of them to choose the right one for you.

At the end, whatever coffee creamer you choose, the most important and risky things I am worried about are its ingredient, such as corn syrup solids, coconut/kernel oil (partially hydrogenated, transfat); mono and diglycerides (transfats); sodium caseinate (casein, cancer and autism promoters); sodium aluminosilicate (used also for detergents and/or house paints).

If you really care for your health, you should also be worried. Have a nice "creamer-free" coffee!

Dr.Alba