How To Reduce High Cholesterol

Cholesterol is essential for our body to function, but the key is kept within normal values. There is a “good” cholesterol (HDL), athletes usually high in people who did not smoke, and a “bad” cholesterol (LDL), high in hereditary cases or a high cholesterol diet, diabetes, kidney failure or who do not practice sedentary regular physical exercise. Here you can get some tips to solve this problem from their own diet.

Consume fat in moderation. This is achieved by avoiding excesses of foods such as butter, cheese, egg yolks, fatty meats and baked goods. Replace saturated fats with unsaturated fats: olive oil-butter, whole milk for skim, red meat with lean meat or fish, cheese for whole-fat versions or fresh skinless chicken outlet, for whole-fat yogurt, etc..

Includes lunch and dinner vegetable, raw or cooked, accompanying a main dish of lean meat, also a side of rice, pasta, lentils, beans, beans or peas. For dessert, choose fruit, desserts, low-fat or nonfat yogurt. Read the rest of this entry »