Tips To Control Cholesterol With Diet!
Excess cholesterol deposition in the body often turns out to be a facilitator of a host of maladies and complications such as coronary artery diseases. Although normal level of cholesterol is essential for hormonal functions, nerve protection and cell formation, its excess could affect the body adversely. Therefore cholesterol control seems mandatory for folks who are already having a high level of cholesterol or who are expected to possess high deposition of cholesterol. Normally obese or over weight people suffer from excess cholesterol deposition and they require to shed their extra body weight to normalize the levels of cholesterol.
All efforts to cholesterol control are aimed at bringing down the level of LDL cholesterol. LDL or low density cholesterol paves the way for narrowed arteries resulting in cardiovascular diseases. The other cholesterol HDL is not at all harmful.
There could be host of measures to curb excess deposition of LDL. From medication to exercises all contribute to the quest for lowering cholesterol. Although medication could give quick result, long term solution lies in a regulated diet along with daily workouts.
Dietary measures primarily focus on checking fat content. If you happen to be one suffering from this problem you should immediately stop consuming red meat and egg. If you can’t live without meat, you need to be contended with only poultry meat. Beef is particularly dangerous for folks with high levels of LDL. You should also avoid intake of milk products, although skimmed milk could be consumed.
In order to meet your calorie requirement you can increase consumption of fruits (particularly grape fruits), vegetables and other fiber products in absence of meet, milk products and egg. Vitamin E and C contribute in bringing down LDL cholesterol level, so products rich in these vitamins should be consumed in plenty.
Garlic and bean intake could be increased. Garlic is considered as one of the natural medicines for cholesterol control. You can consume few cloves of garlic everyday to reduce LDL. Different types of beans are rich in pectin that happens to be an effective cholesterol reducing agent.
Oat meal, omega 3 oils and olive oil are suggested to be used for folks afflicted with excess cholesterol. These dietary measures must be complimented with physical workouts in order to get desired level of slump in LDL cholesterol.
If you happen to be under stress you are likely to have excess LDL cholesterol because of high adrenalin secretion. So you are also needed to be stress free in order to reduce cholesterol.
These are some cholesterol controlling measures that could be easily adopted to curb the surge in LDL level. However for an alarming level of LDL deposition doctors recommend medication for quick results.
Ashish Jain
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March 8th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
How can I control my high cholesterol?
I have hypothyroidism and I take levothyroxine daily, I try to eat healthy but sometimes I eat junk food, I really would like to start being a healthier person in diet and exercise both. Any tips on what to eat or supplements to take for overall nutrition any good tips on working out to lose 30 stubborn pounds that came with my hypothyroidism? I use to be in top shape before I was diagnosed, but now I need to drop these unhealthy and unwanted pounds! I need to stay motivated too. Any good advice that I will stick to daily?
March 8th, 2010 at 8:42 pm
Take two or three portions (small part) as they consists of many of garlic every day and stop avoiding oily stuff
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March 8th, 2010 at 8:44 pm
Eat less eggs, cheese and red meat… stop eating the snacks before you go to bed.
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March 8th, 2010 at 8:46 pm
cut your junk food if you still want to live longer.
high cholesterol and obesity is not a joke coz not only hypothyroidism, but will also cause you diabetes and several heart problems too. severe diabetes problem can cause you your entire leg and eyes.
theres nothing in the world can solve your problem and remove all your fat intake if you keep on having such poor diets.
cardio, make it at least 30 minutes for 3 times a week and start controlling your diet.
search for a pills called "Reductil" which helps control your appetite, and another one called "Nopal" which is some fibre material with vitamin supplements that soak up the oil of your food intake inside your stomach.
Yet i’d really recommend you to get a serious consultation with a fitness pro and a dietitian, you can find one easily and get LIVE consultation (video conferencing) at
http://www.qualifo.com
just enter your problem and you WILL get detailed answers from the certified pros.
hope these help!
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March 8th, 2010 at 8:48 pm
The statins (or HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) are a class of drugs that lower cholesterol levels in people with or at risk of cardiovascular disease.
They lower cholesterol by inhibiting the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, which is the rate-limiting enzyme of the mevalonate pathway of cholesterol synthesis. Inhibition of this enzyme in the liver results in decreased cholesterol synthesis as well as increased synthesis of LDL receptors, resulting in an increased clearance of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) from the bloodstream. The first results can be seen after one week of use and the effect is maximal after four to six weeks.
Hypothyroidism can cause weight gain, water retention and increased cholesterol levels.
Dyslipidemia is elevation of plasma cholesterol, triglycerides (TGs), or both, or a low high density lipoprotein level that contributes to the development of atherosclerosis. Causes may be primary (genetic) or secondary. Diagnosis is by measuring plasma levels of total cholesterol, TGs, and individual lipoproteins. Treatment is dietary changes, exercise, and lipid-lowering drugs.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothyroidism
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000353.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypercholesterolemia
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000403.htm
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec12/ch159/ch159b.html#sec12-ch159-ch159b-1289
March 8th, 2010 at 8:50 pm
Avoid saturated fats basically. Exercise more. Try and eat at least 3 portions of oily fish per week, eat your ‘5 a day’ fruit and vegetables and limit alcohol consumption. If this fails and your cholesterol levels are too high then statins are the only other option for reducing cholesterol.
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Cardiac Nurse