my cholestrol count is border line. what foods should i avoid?
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Red meats, processed meats such as hotdog etc. and try taking flaxseed oil tablets. You can get them anywhere in the vitamin section. It high in omega acids but does'nt leave the bad smell like fish oil. Also eat salmon or other fish, i've heard three times a week.
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Dietary recommendations include:\nLow salt diet and no added salt to already cooked foods\nLow cholesterol diet,avoid red meats like beef and turkey,eat more white meats like fish and  skinless chicken.\nAvoid fried foods.they are high in trans fats which could predispose you to artherosclerosis.\nUse butter instead of margerine..\nAnti-oxidants in high amounts are present in carrots and oranges.Eat at least 5 carrots a day or just buy the carrot juice without sweeteners.\nlf you already have hypertension(high blood pressure),these measures should be taken together with your medication and should not replace them
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Avoid all refined sugar products like candy, icecream, cookies, cake. Also stay away from too many carbs, such as white bread and rice, and pasta. Avoid high fat food like whole milk and cheese, and fried foods.
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You need to do cardiovascular exercise and avoid fatty foods as much as possible.
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Cheerios for breakfast with skim milk.  It's been proven to lower cholesterol.  Other foods high in dietary fiber can help, as well as eating a lot of vegetables.  If you don't currently exercise, start out by walking more.  Walk for half an hour three days a week.  Studies have shown that losing just 10 pounds can have a significant health benefit.\n\nIf you haven't already been tested, I would get your cholesterol checked so that you can have a baseline to compare to after you get healthy!\n\nGood luck!
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go to to http://www.lifeglutenfree.com  try some of these foods stay away from all dairy  ,  wheat,  corn,  caffeine,  alcohol, tree nuts and believe it or not salad for now\nafter seven days introduce one food type at a time see what happens wait seven days between each introduction
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This list of low-fat food choices may help you:\nMEATS: choose lean meats, chicken, turkey, fish (without skin or added oil)\nLean, trimmed cuts of beef, pork, and lamb\nexample:Pork tenderloin has written on the package"Recommended by the American Heart Association", anything that has this notice on the package is safe for you to eat\nEGGS: limit egg yolks (including those used in baked goods and cooking) to no more than 3 per week\nDIARY: have at least 2 servings of nonfat or low-fat dairy products per day. A serving size equals: one 8-ounce glass of milk or 1 ounce of cheese...always choose nonfat (skim) or low-fat dairy products\nFATS AND OILS: choose unsaturated oils such as olive, canola, safflower, sesame, soybean and sunflower, always use limited amounts\nFRUITS AND VEGETABLES: eat 2 to 4 servings of fruit and 3 to 5 servings of vegetables per day\nSTARCHES, GRAINS, AND LEGUMES: eat 6 to 11 servings per day, especially whole-grain products. The type of fiber found in oat, rice, and barley bran, along with beans, peas, and some fruits and vegetables has been shown to lower cholesterol\nchoose low-fat starches such as anfel food cake, low-fat cookies and crackers, bagels, English muffins and cereals, rice, pasta, corn, potatoes, peas, beans, lentils, pretzels and some bread sticks (check the label for fat content)\nLABELS: read the labels \nexample: a can of VanCamps Pork and Beans has on the label \nCalories 110    Fat Calories 10\nBecause it has printed on the label, Fat Calories 10, This is a good product for you, always go by the fat calories on the label\nAnd try to exercise as much as you can, this will also lower your cholesterol\nEveryone is different, always ask you doctor about what is\nbest for you\nI hope this helps\nGood luck
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According to Prevention magazine, if your Triglyceride level is high, it usually means that your cholesterol count is high.  If it is above 200, then usually, you need to be on some sort of medication to lower that level.  If the triglyceride count is high over the long term, then it can cause some cardiac issues such as a heart attack or a stroke.\n\nAgain, according to Prevention magazine, the triglyceride levels should be below 150 to be considered normal.  150 - 199 is borderline, 200 - 499 is high and above 500 is very high.\n\nTo lower triglyceride levels, you need to reduce the amount of cholesterol and certain types of fats that you eat and exercise.\n\nCheck out the web site www.prevention.com  It really has some good information.\n\nGood luck
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my dad had a heart atack 5 yrs ago (hes still alive) stay away from burger king stuff and fast food(he had a burger from there when he had his heart atack) and you could buy that hamburger helper stuff and get that like 80% lean meat. it tastes good with the zesty italian hamburger helper stuff its my fav. its low fat and low cholesterol. hope this helps :) i can e-mail you some more resipies if you want
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Yes, sweet potatoes and any vegetable or fruit high in fiber (celery, apples, bananas, collard greens, etc.) will lower cholesterol, in addition to eating lean meats.
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Food Therapy should be followed under the supervision from your doctor. Check your sugar level frequently so that sugar levels do not go beyond the recommended level\n\nFoods to avoid\n\nIt is always advisable to avoid some foods if you are diabetic such as refined sugar, sweets, syrups, glucose, jam, molasses, fruit sugar, ice-cream, cakes, pastries, sweet biscuits, chocolates, soft drinks, condensed milk, cream and fried foods. Fats like butter, ghee and hydrogenated vegetable oil should also be avoided. White sugar and white flour should be reduced drastically. Avoid all processed foods, junk food, pastries, cookies, canned and preserved foods. They contain harmful preservatives and lot of salt. Avoid soft drinks since these have a lot of sugar. Try to avoid fried foods from your diet. Smoking results in the using up of oxygen in the body. It will result in less of oxygen needed by the body to metabolize glucose. So smoking should be avoided.\n\nFoods to be limited\n\nSalt consumption should be reduced to a minimum. You will get enough salt form the vegetables and fruits you eat. Reduce animal foods especially red meats. Reduce poultry and egg. Reduce caffeine and alcohol. Do not drink tea and coffee more than 2 cups a day. Try to replace it with green tea or herbal teas like Parsley tea, Blueberry leaf, Tea made of tender walnut tree leaves, Water in which kidney bean pods have been cooked is good diabetes.\n\nDo not consume alcohol in empty stomach. Alcohol on an empty stomach can cause low blood glucose or hypoglycemia.Foods that should be consumed in moderation are honey and other natural sugars like palm sugar, dates which can be used instead of white sugar. Remember these should be consumed in very little quantity only.Pasta, coconut, other nuts, unsweetened juices, eggs should be limited. You can replace it with whole grain, unpolished rice and Soya products. Try to eat whole grain bread instead of white flour. Fats like olive oil and peanut oil are more advisable that hydrogenated fats. Low fat food like skimmed milk and low fat home made cottage cheese can be taken in moderation. You can also substitute it with yoghurt. Sea food and fish also can be taken in moderation.\n\nFoods to be taken\n\nDrink at least 8 glasses of water a day. An alkaline diet with natural food is recommended. Wholegrain, fruits, nuts, vegetables, and dairy products form a good diet for the diabetic. Raw vegetables can be taken in high quantities. It has been found that cooked foods raise blood glucose higher than raw, unpeeled foods. Cooking destroys many of the enzymes and some vitamins and minerals.\n\nEat at least five fruits every day. Fruits like grape fruit, pomegranate juice, Indian blackberry, banana, granny smith apples, fig, cranberries, black berry, kiwi fruits, and citrus fruits are highly recommended. It can be taken as a snack. Cucumber, Lettuce, onion, garlic string beans cucumber radish, tomato, carrot, leaves; spinach turnip, cabbage and Jerusalem artichoke are good for diabetes. Colorful vegetables are good for the functioning of pancreas. Drink Fruit juices without sugar. Brewer’s yeast and sprouted alfalfa and mung beans are good for the body. Unripe banana also can be cooked and eaten.\n\nThe most important of all is eating high fiber diet which lowers need for insulin. It releases energy into the body slowly. It has also been found that diabetes decreases and may even disappear in people eating a high fiber or whole food diet. High fiber diet has more chromium and chromium is very good for people with diabetes. Eat lot of potassium rich foods like raw peanuts, tomato, bananas, melons, dried peas, potatoes, apple cider vinegar, skimmed milk powder, wheat but do not take potassium supplements.\n\nInclude soluble fiber in your meals like barley, oatmeal, almond meal, dried beans, kidney beans, cooked black beans, peas, cereals, chickpeas, Bengal gram which has low glycemic index, , Black gram, lentils and corn or garban
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All animal meats will have cholesterol in them, and seafood has more than chicken and some other meats.  But it is a very lean meat with little saturated fat and transfatty acids, which lead to increase in blood cholesterol.  So if you don't have a problem with high blood cholesterol, there is no reason to avoid seafood.  If so, talk to your doctor.
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THe main problems here are a bit high LDL of 136 and a low HDL of 32.  For LDL, follow some of the above advice.  Stay away from fat and red meats as much as you can.  Fish oil is recommended as a great food supplement, and so is Benecol spread.  Both actually lower cholesterol and fish oil is particularly good.  Your LDL goal should be anywhere between 100-130, depending on your other risk factors.  As far as HDL is concerned, your goal should by 40.  The best thing to increase HDL is excercise, so careful excercise regimen would do you best.  Work with your health care professional on that and good luck!
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Foods rich in saturated fats such as butter, cheese, coconut oil, and cream. Use oils such as olive, corn, safflower, and Soya. Green vegetables, fruits, cereals, skimmed milk, skim milk yoghurt should be the main items of your diet. Eating oat bran, Soya beans and grapefruit in diet reduces high blood cholesterol. Fish and chicken with out skin is not harmful. Chocolates should be avoided.  Having only salad for lunch is not good. It is good to include fresh salad of tomato, cucumber, carrot, radish, and cabbage along with your both meals. In addition cooked vegetables also should be included. Among fruits try to avoid avocado, pear, banana, mango, chickoo, and custard apple. To get the idea of 1800kcal refer my article on sample menu for diabetic diet. Avoid organ meats, prawns, lobsters, whole milk, ghee, butter and egg yolk. Use only 20 ml of vegetable oils like olive or safflower, sunflower oil per day for cooking. \nOnion, garlic, fenugreek seeds are some of the food items which help to reduce the cholesterol level. High fat content foods, organ meats, prawns, oysters, saturated fat etc will increase the cholesterol.
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your body can convert any fat into cholesterol, whether or not it is vegetable or animal fat\n\nEat what you like, fish is good for you but only in moderation - sea food contains mercury and other heavy metals, try salmon instead
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if you have high cholesterol just do not eat out...period. pho is sooo goood but that makes it all the more unhealthy...its fatty and has like loads of the chemical "msg" in it to make it taste nice but its extremely unhealthy lol the peopel that make the food don't really care about your health and there job is to make the food as great as possible no matter how unhealthy it is =P you can make you're own pho at home and try to make it healthy hehe o yea also lay off the egg yoke its loaded with cholesterol!
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ok, first of all u do not need dairy products, they are bad for your bones if u are no longer a child, exchange those for rice milk, and rice milk ice cream if u must: not soy milk b/c it has more cholesterol than non-fat milk.\neat lots of grains, like brown rice and grain bread with vegetables (preferably raw or slightly boiled/steamed).\nAlso, if u have access to a Japanese or Asian food market get some "Soba noodles" and boil them, they are delicious, and u dont need to drain the water after, u can just make it into a soup with veggies.\nAlso it would be good to get yrself addicted to sushi, preferably sashimi actually (just slices of raw fish).  So maybe u have some sushi-loving friends to help you out to make your own or maybe go out for some! :) I included a link (the 2nd one) of how to make your own sashimi, and note than u should exchange the white rice with brown rice or none at all.\nAlso:\nOmega-3 fish oil tablets to wonders for lowering bad cholesterol\nGarlic extract supplement (liquid)\nCayenne Pepper supplement (pills)\nthese are all perfectly safe and help reduce cholesterol as well as maintainng a healthy heart.\ncheck out the link below for some more cholesterol lowering foods.\nmy father has really bad cholesterol and has had 2 heart attacks in his life, but this new diet has been saving him.