September 8th, 2010 -- Posted in cholesterol diet |
Can someon please give me recipes that are being served in hospiatls that are low cholesterol? I have a report on Low cholesterol Diet and I need to prepare, cook and serve an example of that food diet on saturday.
Again, the recipe should be the recipe that hospitals use. Spefically here in the Philippines. If not, it’s ok. As long as i ahve a recipe.
Thank you very much
Just remember only meat and eggs have cholesterol. Any vegetarian diet would have no cholesterol. Baked skinless chicken or Fish would be low cholesterol foods.
September 6th, 2010 -- Posted in cholesterol diet |
After more than 30 years, limits on egg consumption have been lifted.
A paper published this week dispels the myths around eggs and cholesterol and confirms that UK health and heart organisations have lifted the limits on eggs as there is no conclusive evidence to link their consumption with increased risk of coronary heart disease.
Nearly half (45%) of the UK public believe they should be eating a maximum of three eggs a week but the new paper discusses decades of evidence, concluding that the cholesterol in eggs has only a small and clinically insignificant effect on blood cholesterol and that there is no recommended limit on egg consumption for most people.
The paper, published this week in the British Nutrition Foundations Nutrition Bulletin, reveals that the misconceptions around eggs and cholesterol largely stem from incorrect conclusions drawn from early research. Later studies have been able to separate the cholesterol-raising effects of dietary cholesterol from saturated fat, which often exist together in the same foods. Eggs are not high in saturated fat.
This evidence has led to major world and UK health organisations revising their guidance, including the British Heart Foundation which has dispensed with its recommendation limiting eggs to 3-4 a week, although people with familial hypercholesterolaemia (1 in 500 in the UK) would still be advised to restrict dietary cholesterol intake. The Food Standards Agency also advises that most people don’t need to limit how many eggs they have, if they are eating a balanced diet. The American Heart Association has also removed specific reference to eggs in their dietary recommendations for heart health.
While elevated blood cholesterol levels increase the risk of heart disease, only around a third of the cholesterol in the body comes from the diet. Other factors such as smoking, being overweight and physical activity can influence blood fat and cholesterol levels and heart disease risk. The paper emphasises that it is saturated fat, not the cholesterol found in foods like eggs, that is the main dietary culprit in raising blood cholesterol levels.
Prof. Bruce Griffin, Professor of Nutritional Metabolism from the University of Surrey and joint author of the new paper, said: “The ingrained misconception linking egg consumption to high blood cholesterol and heart disease must be corrected. The amount of saturated fat in our diet exerts an effect on blood cholesterol that is several times greater than the relatively small amounts of dietary cholesterol. The UK public do not need to be limiting the number of eggs they eat – indeed they can be encouraged to include them in a healthy diet as they are one of natures most nutritionally dense foods.”
Dr Hilary Jones, GP, said: “There is so much confusion surrounding dietary cholesterol and blood cholesterol. Many people think that simply cutting out dietary cholesterol by avoiding foods like eggs is an easy way to reduce heart disease risk. But this ignores the most important dietary risk factor cutting down on saturated fat is much more critical.”
Cath MacDonald, Nutritionist for the British Egg Information Service, said: “Eggs should now move from a food that is restricted to one that is proactively recommended as part of a healthy diet. Eggs are a relatively inexpensive source of nutrition for all and emerging evidence suggests their high protein content could even help with weight loss. ”
Research published in 2008 showed that people who ate two eggs per day, while on a calorie-restricted diet, not only lost weight but also reduced their blood cholesterol levels.
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September 6th, 2010 -- Posted in cholesterol diet |
I have been having tingling fingers, somewhat numb tongue, vertigo feeling and I am concerned that it may be high cholesterol . I have been tested in the past and my numbers have been right at border line. My blood sugars are fine and my blood pressure was fine this morning. Would anyone who has high cholesterol know if your symptoms are in the danger zone? Please advise. Thanks.
High cholesterol is technically not an ailment but a condition or rather an indicator that your body has too much fat in the blood. Definitely can be lowered with a healthy diet focusing on low fat, low cholesterol food (no red meat), high fiber and regular exercise. Before your doctor put you on any anti-cholesterol medication, try to cleanse your body with natural remedy like almond, oatmeal in which the soluble fiber does a great job to remove the cholesterol to your stool and out of your body. For a list of top natural remedy for high cholesterol, check out http://www.cureshare.com/view_condition.php?cond_id=22
September 3rd, 2010 -- Posted in cholesterol diet |
Learn how to lower your bad cholesterol while raising your good cholesterol.
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September 3rd, 2010 -- Posted in cholesterol diet |
We went to a doctor and they said that his tri glyseride level is 650 .What does it mean? What is the way to lower it down?
Thank you
I have had a cholesterol level similar to your hubby. Trust me, I tried all diets and remidies except for taking medication .. and nothing worked. I mean some diets did lower it but never substentially. I even changed my cooking oil so many times but that too did not have any convincing affect on the levels. One thing worked though… Let me tell you what.
I got the tests done a about six months back after a gap of one year and the numbers were appreciably low… from high risk, it came down to the lower side of borderline risk. In that one year, my lifestyle, my food habits and diet did not go through any significant change… Two things changed though… 1. I changed to a job which was less stressing then my earlier one(They earlier one included long hours in office and working from home over the weekend.) Both the jobs were desk jobs however. And 2. my daughter happend. So I can confidently say that one very real link exists between your stress levels and your cholesterol. There are other things to it too which I realized later
1. Olive oil is good but any cooking oil which you are using in its natural state (virgin and unrefined) is almost as good.
2. Fried oil of all kinds are bad as burned oil is toxic. I found Rice Bran oil a lesser evil since it is absorbed less by the fried food.
3. Increased physical activity helps over a long period of time.
4. Stay away from junk food and cook your meals at home as far as possible.
5. Genes contribute to 70% cholesterol and other factors contribute to the rest 30%. So don’t worry too much about it. Be concerned but don’t be worried.
Wish you allthe best.
