Ideal Food that can Lower Cholesterol
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 14 February 2008 |
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Food is a must for people to have energy to do activities. One round to the buffet table might satisfy some people while others may need three to four. What matters however is the type of food that a person chooses to pick up that could be healthy or harmful to the person's health.
Red meat or dishes with fats and oil are risky to those who love such foods. It is not as simple as getting diarrhoea but could provove to me much more life threatening due to the high content of bad cholesterol that gets into the body through these foods.
The incidence of high cholesterol in the body is much higher these days. This is largely due to the wide variety of ready to eat foods both in the restaurants as well as grocery stores.
One important question is - Is there one best food that can lower cholesterol? There is none. One must understand that a well balance diet has to be derived from all the food groups.
People normally drink full cream milk or mix it with cornflakes or whole grain, the healthy way would be to use non fat milk. Both taste almost the same but the non fat milk is much healthier than the usually consumed brands.
Another practice is to consume steak with an open air barbecue or at picnics. This can be replaced with lean meats. When served with mashed potatoes, the lean meats with little fat in the center or at the edges taste much the same as a big slab of steak.
Sea food is proved to be the healthiest, be it for lunch or dinner. The regular fish or shellfish contain Omega 3 fatty acids which are useful in reducing the levels of cholesterol.
The innocent looking candy bar of slice of cake are rich in fat. If one wants to fill the stomach he or she can try nuts or fruits. They have good fibre content, vitamins and minerals and contribute to good health.
Fruits must form a part of each meal of a person. A fruit salad or some carrots or potatoes as side dish can contribute to the balance when a person has meat or fish.
Chicken in the fried form is not good. It can still be had if the skin has been removed. Steaming is a better way of cooking a chicken.
A person can cook the above food in many ways. Delicious recipes can be taken from cookbooks or even downloaded from the internet, at the same time ensuring to maintain lower level of cholesterol.
Sometimes people find it difficult to follow written instructions, for such people, television can be a lot of help. There are programmes for homemakers and other culinary enthusiasts, to understand basics of cooking fat free food that can form a part of healthy diet.
Life style changes are never too late if one wants to live a healthy, long life.
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