Having a Diet to Lower Cholesterol
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If you want to lower your cholesterol levels, following an ideal diet may be able to help you a lot. It has been known for a long time now that the food a person eats or is accustomed to eating daily can have a direct relation in the body’s cholesterol levels.
And it is important for people to lower their cholesterol levels because cholesterol has been associated with the development of coronary heart disease. The higher the level of blood cholesterol levels in an individual, the more likely it is that he will be developing heart disease later on. Aside from that high cholesterol levels can also put a person at risk of suffering from a stroke or a heart attack.
Aside from using drugs to lower cholesterol levels, following a low cholesterol diet is the next best thing to keep your cholesterol levels down. Eating more vegetables, soy products and other low cholesterol foods can be just as effective at reducing blood cholesterol as medication. A study has been able to show that a vegetarian diet can lower cholesterol by as much as one-third in just a month.
The best cholesterol-lowering diet that you can follow usually includes a hearty serving of vegetables such as broccoli and red peppers. Soymilk and soy sausages, oat bran cereal and bread as well as plenty of fruits and nuts make up a complete low cholesterol diet. Soy protein, nuts, and fiber rich food such as oats and barley can effectively cut cholesterol levels by up to seven percent.
A low cholesterol diet also requires you to minimize your intake of saturated fat by seven percent and other fat substances by 25-35 percent. It has been discovered that the best diet for avoiding coronary heart disease includes consuming non-hydrogenated (unprocessed) fats rather than the hydrogenated variety. Increased consumption of omega-3 fats from fish, fish oil or plant sources such as flaxseeds is the suggested fat intake in a low cholesterol diet. With a low cholesterol diet, one should also limit daily sodium intake somewhere in the level of 2400 milligrams daily.
A typical day on the low cholesterol diet would include a hearty breakfast of soymilk, oat bran cereal with chopped fruit and almonds, oatmeal bread, vegetable-based margarine and jam. A typical low cholesterol lunch would comprise of soy cold cuts, oat bran bread, bean soup and a dessert of fruit. For dinner, stir-fry vegetables, tofu, fruit and almonds would be the usual low cholesterol diet fare. Following this type of low cholesterol diet religiously for long periods, it is possible for one’s cholesterol level to drop by as much as 29 percent in just a month.
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A clinic nurse said my cholesterol level was right at 40 & it needs to be higher, but I looked online and 40 was normal. I'm 27, male, 5'10, 175 pounds, great physical shape, heavy smoker, non-drinker. She said I need to get on a low fat, low cholesterol diet. So 40 isn't good?
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August 27th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
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RISK OF HIGH LEVEL CHOLESTROL
(S. Cholesterol normal range: 130-230mg %)
CHOLESTROL LEVELS IN CHILDREN AND ALDOSCENTS FROMHIGH RISK FAMILIES*
(*IF ONE PARENT’S LEVEL IS 240mg/dL OR HIGHER OR IF A PARENT OR GRAND PARENT HAD EVIDENCE CORONARY ARTERYDISEASE B4 AGE OF 55.)
CATEGORY TOTAL CHOLESTROL (mg/dL) LDL CHOLESTROL (mg/dL)
ACCEPTABLE LOWER THAN 170 LOWER THAN 110
BORDERLINE 170-199 110-129
HIGH HIGHER THAN/ HIGHER THAN/
=200 =130
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IF TOTAL CHOL. =300mg/dL; RISK OF DYING OF CORONARY DISEASE IS 4 TIMES IF TOTAL CHOL.WERE 190mg/dL.
REDUCING CHOL. BY 10% REDUCES YOUR FUTURE CORONARY RISK BY 20%.
INCREASING HDL 1mg/dL REDUCES CORONARY RISK BY 2-3%.
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August 27th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
eat a diet rich in brightly colored, high fiber fruits, vegies, berries, soy products, and fish sauteed in a little bit of olive oil and garlic. eat high fiber, whole wheat, whole grain, breads, tortillas, lowfat crackers, cereals and oatmeal. and beans. Olive oil and garlic will help lower your bad cholesteral, raise your good cholesteral, and protect your heart. Exercise also helps lower your cholesteral. You should strive to get 30-45 minutes of cardio exercise 4-6 days a week. Some natural rememdies you can add to your diet besides garlic would be Tumeric, Green tea, Pau d' Arco, and a good quality red wine with dinner…about 3-4 ounces. good luck.
August 27th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
the secret to those diets are lean meat (ie chicken, fish, some beef, turkey, game) fruits and vegetables.
and go to foodnetwork.com and they have a whole area on healthy recipes
August 28th, 2009 at 2:55 am
Cut the bad fats
Foods that contain saturated fat, hydrogenated fat, and cholesterol (such as animal products, fried foods, and baked snacks) can raise cholesterol
Reduce risk with fiber
Add whole grains, legumes, fruits, and vegetables to your meals to reduce heart disease risk
Get some supplemental garlic
600 to 900 mg a day of a standardized garlic extract may help lower cholesterol and prevent hardening of the arteries
Add soy protein to your diet
30 grams (about 1 ounce) a day of powdered soy protein added to food or drinks can help lower cholesterol
Check out natural vegetable fats (plant sterols and stanols)
Take 1.6 grams a day as a supplement or in specially fortified margarines to help reduce cholesterol
Raise “good” cholesterol with exercise
Start a regular exercise program to help raise HDL cholesterol
Product ratings for high cholesterol
Science Ratings Nutritional Supplements Herbs
Beta-glucan
Beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB)
Chromium/brewer’s yeast
Fiber
Glucomannan
Policosanol
Sitostanol
Soy
Vitamin B3 (niacin only) (see toxicity warnings)
Vitamin B5 (pantethine only)
Vitamin C (protection of LDL cholesterol)
Fenugreek
Psyllium
Red yeast rice
Beta-sitosterol
Calcium
Copper
Flaxseed (raw)
Inositol hexaniacinate
Royal jelly
Tocotrienols
Achillea wilhelmsii
Artichoke
Berberine
Garlic
Green tea
Green tea (enriched with theaflavins)
Guggul
Chitosan
Chondroitin sulfate
Creatine monohydrate
L-carnitine
Lecithin
Magnesium
Vitamin E
Alfalfa
Fo-ti
Maitake
Wild yam
Reliable and relatively consistent scientific data showing a substantial health benefit.
Contradictory, insufficient, or preliminary studies suggesting a health benefit or minimal health benefit.
For an herb, supported by traditional use but minimal or no scientific evidence. For a supplement, little scientific support and/or minimal health benefit.
August 28th, 2009 at 4:09 am
You may reduce sugar, fats and fatty substances in your diet and try please.
August 28th, 2009 at 8:47 am
For such a cimplicated diet, call your doctor and ask for a referral to a Registered Dietitian (R.D.) Your local large clinic or hospital should have one that can see you as an outpatient. They can break all this down for you in simple,easy-to-understand and easy-to-follow steps. And you'll enjoy the visit.
Otherwise, a diabetic diet should be inherently low cholesterol and low fat, IF you're dong it right.
August 29th, 2009 at 4:45 am
yes there is, i think it is by lean cuisine or something, small but good for your body.
August 30th, 2009 at 10:23 am
Typically, I suggest low fat/cholesterol diets for my patients. You'll likely never find a listing on the nutrition guide for "cholesterol" specifically. Just keep in mind that cholesterol ONLY comes from ANIMAL products. Lower cholesterol meats are typically found in Fish and Chicken, whereas higher levels are found in organ meats (liver, brains, etc.,) and those of red meat or processed meats. We actually NEED cholesterol to some degree in our diets, but not a great deal of it.
What I tell my patients is: "If it's fried or comes on a bun, don't eat it." Baked, broiled or grilled ONLY, and eat plenty of rich-colored vegetables. When you look at the nutrition guide on food packages, look more toward the "Saturated Fat" part of it and the daily allowance percentage that it contains. There are plenty of web-sites around that will also help to explain this. Bottom line — avoid fast food, and limit it to 1-2 times a week MAXIMUM (if you really have to).
Best of luck!
August 31st, 2009 at 3:38 am
cut down on sodium and packaged foods/canned foods.
Eat fresh fruits and veggies
ease up on meats and cheeses
Eat Oatmeal
Use Olive oil instead of veggie oil
Exercise daily (walking 30-60 min a day)
Stop drinking soda pop, drink water instead
Pretty much common sense stuff. Don't over eat, eat a lot of veggies/fruits, exercise.
Some people, no matter how healthy they are and how much they exercise, genetically they are going to have higher cholesterol and may need a prescription for that. Try diet and exercise first.