Low Cholesterol Diet
Low Cholesterol Diet questions and answers
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Q: Are avocados bad to eat when on a low cholesterol diet?
I am following a low cholesterol diet and really love avocadas, but my food list says I can't eat them. Are they really that bad for people with high cholesterol? I don't mind giving up the meat and sugar, but not the avocados.
A: Avocados are very low in cholesterol, but high in fat. The good news is that it's "good" mono and polyunsaturated fats. Consult your physician.
Q: Low fat and low cholesterol diet - what to eat and what to do?
My doctor has said that I have high cholesterol and of course I know that I need to lose weight. He said that I need to go on a low fat and low cholesterol diet. Problem is I don't know what I should be eating or different things I could/should be doing. Any good recipes? Good food? I don't want bland and/or boring food and I don't eat fish...I really don't have the money to go to a dietician.
A: 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
Q: what exactly is a low cholesterol diet?
i recently was told by my doctor to go on a low cholesterol diet. what is that? what has cholesterol and what doesn't? i've googled it but just don't quite understand. also i looked at a can of hot dog chili with meat and the label said it had no cholesterol but i thought that would definitely have it,so is the label not a good indication?
A: 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!
Q: Fat grams per day on low cholesterol diet?
On low-cholesterol diet. How many grams of fat should I eat per day? Can I have any bad fats or do I need to cut them out all together?
A: Well, practice indicates that the more your press yourself while been on a specific diet – the more it is difficult to stay on course. Try to be reasonable. Don’t eat butter; don’t eat fried food as French fries. Don’t eat burgers, at least do it once I a while if it is difficult to resist. But COUNTING grams – it is not realistic to do it for long.
Q: What foods are on a low cholesterol diet?
It seems as if there are more high than low and nothing on the low list looks very appealing.
A: Low cholesterol foods are whole grains, fruits and veggies, soy protein, poultry opposed to beef, lower fat dairy products etc. Cholesterol is found in animals so anything not made with animals or animal products should not have cholesterol!
Q: How can you lower cholesterol numbers when a low fat, low cholesterol diet and aerobic exercise don't work?
I would like answers that don't include prescription drugs.
A: Ive had some success with garlic tablets:) garlique is good, I found it at Walmart. Im assuming you know this, but also be sure to avoid transfats, so try not to eat anything that has hydrogenated oils in it.
Q: What are some good foods on a low cholesterol diet?
Like meals, snacks, drinks, etc.
I'm already physically active so I got that part down. But are there some certain excercises that I should be doing?
A: for snacking
I take coolwhip and add goodies like peanuts, almonds, walnuts that lower cholesterol and then freeze it- and i switched to fat-free cholesterol free smart balance, cream cheese, cottage cheese, etc...
and i eat the pop smart cholesterol free single serve popcorn
meals-
for dinner I eat chicken
and I make a 7-10 multi bean chili and add oats that actually work well- oats lower cholesterol and so do so many dry beans.
becareful of instant oatmeal tho- all the extras in it can raise bad cholesterol levels
drinks- skim milk, and any thing that has no cholesterol in it
I even use smart balance other products and drink skim milk etc...
my cholesterol went down 16 points in 5 months
and I cut down on snaking and am losing about 2/3 lbs a week
and for cheese- most fat-free are so ver gross- so try the lower-fat kinds
and exercises help lower some fat &cholesterol- but mostly diet lowers cholesterol- exercise helps but you have to diet to do it and it's easy to diet too now days because almost all dairy has fat-free- I buy fat-free/cholesterol free cottage cheese, cream cheese, coolwhip to make a frozen dessert-so yummy), etc...
Q: Can a low salt, low cholesterol diet also contain 2500 calories?
I need lots of calories to maintain my weight at approx 68 kg.@ 180cm height. I also have high blood pressure. Nor am I a Veggie.
A: Hi,
I am always impressed that there is oftentimes some good advice and good links from people helping others through Yahoo_Answers.
After reading your question I saw you were interested in optimizing your nutrition [(-:] so even though I may not be able to answer your question exactly as you may have wanted it answered, I thought I would take the time to pass on some pointers I have learned the hard way from my own bad 'uninformed' choices, so you could learn about good advice and bad advice about good nutritional choices.
After having many bad health problems from listening to people who knew very little about the consequences of choosing LOW nutritional statistics, I really-really encourage you to learn from good nutritionists what to eat for a life time. [See below]
My best to you and to your future health,
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Source(s):
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Also, after all my previous health problems due to following a-lot of bad advice, I can now understand the frustrations of other health researchers in the following quote within “The China Study” by T Colin Campbell pg 1: >>==>
“Even though information and opinions are plentiful, very few people truly know what they should be doing to improve their health.”
“This isn’t because the research hasn’t been done. It has. But the real science has been buried beneath a clutter of irrelevant or even harmful information – junk science, fad diets and food industry propaganda.”
“The China Study” by T Colin Campbell pg 1
Q: How dangerous is it to use recycled bacon grease for frying fish, meat, etc. on a strict low cholesterol diet?
My aunt who came out here from the Philippines to live with us, does most of the cooking and is TOTALLY oblivious to how unhealthy using recycled grease is and what it does to your arteries, her coming from the countryside on a farm and all. I use olive oil whenever frying; mostly fish, but can't always supervise the kitchen. I shouldn't have to. My mom's boyfriend has a stubborn habit of saving the grease instead of tossing it. If I see it, I'll get rid of it. This stupidity is a combination of not wanting to waste anything and the desire for the flavor that the grease puts into whatever your're frying. That's gonna give someone a heart attack as he's already found out. I'd sure hate to lose anyone to heart disease on the count of someone's cluelessness/retentiveness. Suggestions please!?
A: You're right! Iit is best to eliminate as much animal fat from our diet as possible, not just bacon grease. But, as you look around you, much of the population ignores this recommendation. Some people get lucky with a favorable set of genes; consequently their cholesterol and triglycerides remain low in spite of diet. The rest of us aren't so fortunate.
As I see it, talk with your mom, try to educate her boyfriend and your aunt. If no luck, you may have to do all of your own cooking or move out. Good luck on a satisfactory resolution of a thorny problem.
Q: My Mother is on a low cholesterol diet, what alternatives to chocolate can I give her for Easter?
My mum not a flowers fan.
A: Photo in a nice frame or card you made yourself.
Q: What are some samples of low fat and low cholesterol diet menus?
A: Visit the websites below for some good info.
Q: Low cholesterol diet recipe in hospitals... HELP!!?
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
A: 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.
Q: How do I bake salmon? On low cholesterol diet?
I dont have any fancy ingredients or cedar planks. I just want to know how long to bake it and at what temp. If you have any simple recipes I'd appreciate that, too.
Thanks
A: For lowfat* especially, check into all the things you can steam.
Salmon is particularly good that way, and you can add non-fat flavorings to it as well if you want.
You don't have to have a bamboo steamer (though that's one cool piece of equipment, especially for low-fat cooking), you can just make your own with plates, pots, etc.
Check out some of these sites:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=bamboo+steamer+recipes
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bamboo+steamer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T618f5G7b6o#t=18m20s
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=salmon+steamed
http://www.ehow.com/how_4760784_cook-bamboo-steamer.html
*I assume low-fat is what you want because _most_ cholesterol (leading to "high-cholesterol" amounts in the blood) is actually made in the body from the fat in foods rather than just coming in a specific food.
You might also want to check out cooking fish (and poultry, etc) "en papillote" --that's the French term for cooking (actually steaming) something "in a pouch" (...the pouch can be made of aluminum foil, parchment paper, or some other things). Foods prepared that way come out delicious and perfectly cooked, and several foods can be cooked at the same time in one pouch too (e.g., salmon + flavorings + veggies, though the some things may need to be cut up smaller than others):
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="en+papillote"+salmon+recipes
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="en+papillote"+recipes
HTH,
Diane B.
Q: Health Question - How many mg of cholesterol are recommended on a "low cholesterol diet "?
A: 80% of the cholesterol in the body is created by the liver. The remaining 20% comes from the diet.
If you want to lower your cholesterol, you should aim to reduce the amount of cholesterol your liver creates. The way to do this is to avoid animal fat including dairy products, lard, meat. Instead, switch to vegetable products.
The actual quantity of cholesterol you eat is less important. I have already written an article on lowering your cholesterol which can be found on the link below.
Q: Low Cholesterol?
Okk So i am going on a low cholesterol diet because i might have diabetes. so i was just wondering if anyone knew some foods that were low in cholesterol that i could try..thanks a lot =P
A: Check out this free article: Diet for Lowering Cholesterol
http://www.fatlossforidiotsplan.com/diet-for-lowering-cholesterol