What foods & other factors are good & bad for lowering cholesterol?
By alex on February 22nd, 2010 in Cholesterol.
My husbands cholesterol is high. the doctor gave him list of guidelines but he ‘lost’ them. the beginning & end of my knowledge on the subject is red meat is bad, eggs are high in cholesterol, & he should take omega3 fish oil which he does. My husband is real steak & potatoes man & if there is no meat on the table, he won’t eat – so that’s problem number two. What can we do for his cholesterol?
February 22nd, 2010 at 4:44 am
if he is that stubborn he has to control it with drugs, preferably statins
February 22nd, 2010 at 4:50 am
Limit saturated fat, found in meat & dairy foods, & replace it with monounsaturated fat such as olive, canola or peanut oil.
-Consume lots about fruits, vegetables, beans & grains.
-Cholesterol-lowering medications may be needed.
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:43 am
Eliminate as much saturated fat as possible from youre diet. That means switching to leaner cuts of meat and low-fat dairy goods, & cutting out processed meats, such as salami, corned beef, devon & sausages, altogether.
Use of vegetable oils (safflower oil, flax seed oil, olive oil which have polyunsaturated fats) should control cholesterol level at your body. Remember, “good” fat (like one found in above oils) is beneficial for you’re health, so don’t make you’re diet fat-free but that which contains “good” fat. Avoid palm oil or coconut oil, both of which are very high in saturated fat. These so called tropical oils found in much processed foods, particularly biscuits & cakes.
Another type of fat – trans fatty acids – must be avoided altogether. They are produced when plant-based oils are hydrogenated to produce solid spreads such as margarines and they have same effect on cholesterol levels as saturated fat. many shop-bought cakes, biscuits, snack foods – & even breads – loaded with these fats. To find them, look for word ‘hydrogenated’ on list of ingredients.
Get you’re oats – Porridge is rich source about soluble fiber, which forms kind of gel in you’re intestine to reduce your body’s absorption of the fat you eat. other especially super sources of soluble fiber include prunes, barley, beans, eggplant and asparagus. add soluble fiber with psyllium seeds.
Look out for legumes, especially soya bean products such as soya milk, tofu, tempeh and edamame. Soya foods lower LDLs while increasing HDLs. Nutritious and inexpensive, beans & other legumes contain a water-soluble fiber called pectin that surrounds cholesterol and chaperones it out about the body before it can cause trouble.
Research has demonstrated that a combination of natural remedies, regular exercise and dietary changes can make a significant difference to LDL levels & reduce or even eliminate need for prescription drugs.
Natural ingredients such as Rooibos, Gugulipid & Red Yeast Rice are well known for their beneficial properties of reducing levels of LDL (‘bad’) & triglyceride, while increasing levels about protective HDL cholesterol. With some life-style changes & little help from nature, cholesterol levels can be well managed.
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