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what era the foods and drinks to keep a way from to keep cho down
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As far as I understand it, but I have no qualifications whatsoever, just done a lot of reading around - dietary fat is responsible for about 20% of our blood cholesterol. The liver makes the rest.
Some cholesterol is needed by our bodies. Your brain contains a lot of cholesterol, which it needs to function. The cholesterol in the fat under your skin turns sunlight into Vitamin D.
Too much carbohydrate in your diet can raise your cholesterol levels, particularly the triglycerides which are the real baddies. Saturated fats are supposed to be what raises your cholesterol, particularly processed fats such as those in shop-bought cakes, biscuits and ready-made foods, eg take-aways.
I eat only natural, unprocessed fats which don't seem to have too much affect on my cholesterol levels, but other people prefer to have a low fat intake.
Eggs used to be thought bad for cholesterol, but the advice on that has changed and you can now eat 1 or 2 per day without harm.
Hope that's helped a bit instead of totally confusing you! Someone who knows more than I do will be along soon to help.
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Some cholesterol is needed by our bodies. Your brain contains a lot of cholesterol, which it needs to function. The cholesterol in the fat under your skin turns sunlight into Vitamin D.
Too much carbohydrate in your diet can raise your cholesterol levels, particularly the triglycerides which are the real baddies. Saturated fats are supposed to be what raises your cholesterol, particularly processed fats such as those in shop-bought cakes, biscuits and ready-made foods, eg take-aways.
I eat only natural, unprocessed fats which don't seem to have too much affect on my cholesterol levels, but other people prefer to have a low fat intake.
Eggs used to be thought bad for cholesterol, but the advice on that has changed and you can now eat 1 or 2 per day without harm.
Hope that's helped a bit instead of totally confusing you! Someone who knows more than I do will be along soon to help.
Viv 8)
springer11 said:what era the foods and drinks to keep a way from to keep cho down
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This is a topic which causes much controversy, especially amongst those that use a low carb/high fat diet to control their diabetes. This is a useful link with an interactive tutorial about the subject:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/managingcholesterol/htm/_no_50_no_0.htm
This is another useful video and information from the British Heart Foundation:
http://www.bhf.org.uk/heart-health/conditions/high-cholesterol.aspx
.The cholesterol which is found in some foods such as eggs, liver, kidneys and some types of seafood eg. prawns, does not usually make a great contribution to the level of cholesterol in your blood. It's much more important that you eat foods that are low in saturated fat
Basically, keep the levels of saturated fats down. Use the unsaturated fats and try to reduce the total amount of fats that you eat. Oily fish is also a good things to eat as it provides the best source of polyunstaurated fat called omega 3 which can help to lower your triglyceride levels amongst its other benefits. Foods that are high in soluble fibre can also help, however if you low carb you may need to balance the amounts so that your blood sugar levels are not compromised. Many of these things can also increase your bs levels. Use your meter to see what you are able to tolerate.
Exercise is something that can also help in your quest to keep or lower cholesterol levels. At least 30 mins a day is recommended. It doesn't have to be too strenuous, just regular. Every little helps.
