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Dietician's Desk |
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Food for High Blood Cholesterol |
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If you have high blood cholesterol, lowering it will help to protect you from heart disease caused by cholesterol deposits in the coronary arteries. Here's what you need to know to help you to lower your cholesterol is by changing the way you eat. |
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High Fat Equals High Cholesterol
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Most of the foods that are high in cholesterol are also high in the saturated fats. This is particularly true of red meats, fatty cuts like bacon and organ meats such as liver. It's wise to avoid these meats altogether and limit other meats to three to six ounces per day or less. Other sources of saturated fat are eggs and dairy fats such as butter and cream. |
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Since even unsaturated fats can raise cholesterol levels, you should restrict your intake of fat altogether whenever possible. |
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Choose Low fat Protein
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Protein is important in a well-balanced diet, but most animal protein comes laced with fat. Why not make vegetable protein an important part of your diet? Excellent quality protein can be found in dried beans, peas, whole grain and pastas. |
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Your best bets for low fat animal protein are fish and skinless poultry white meat. The best dairy choices are one percent or nonfat milk and yogurt, low fat cheeses such as farmer's cheese, pot cheese, low fat cottage cheese and part skim ricotta. |
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Fiber
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Researchers are not sure about the role of fiber in reducing cholesterol, but some evidence indicates that soluble fibers like the kind found in oat meal can help reduce cholesterol. To avoid digestive upsets, add fiber gradually to your diet and include fluids in meals that contain fibers. |
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Cook it right
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When cooking food, choose the low fat alternative. Bake, boil, steam or poach your food. Use veritable spray for pan-frying. If you must use fat to cook, use low saturated fat oil such as olive oil rather than butter. |
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Read the label
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We think of saturated fats as animal fats. But two of the most saturated fats - coconut oil and palm oil are widely used in packaged cookies, cake and other baked goods such as potato chips. Reading the label can help you steer clear of foods that contain these oils or any hydrogenated vegetable oil. |
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Vegetables: front and center
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Studies show that heart disease is rare in countries where little animal food is eaten. Do your heart a favor and make vegetables, grains. Beans, pastas and peas, a big part of your diet. |
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