what food to lower cholesterol?

[b2b3m4]

I do not believe in eating more of certain food will decrease cholesterol / sugar / fat / xxxxx.

But increasing the portion of healthy food AND decreasing unhealthy food - does. So, look into decreasing oil consumption (fried food, diary products, orfals, outside stir fry) and increasing consumption of fibres and oily fish.
And even with all that, that only covers 20-25% of the total cholesterol. Around 75% of cholesterol is produced by the liver, so most importantly, move that butt and EXERCISE.

Hee, hee… in my course of work, when patients hear that they have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high sugars, they are always very interested to know what food to eat. However, the moment i mention exercise, all the patients give me lots of reasons and excuses. I just find it so funny.

[vlim]

just went for blood test this morning...aiyoyo my good and bad chlesterol a bit high le... :scared:

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b2b3m4:

I do not believe in eating more of certain food will decrease cholesterol / sugar / fat / xxxxx.

But increasing the portion of healthy food AND decreasing unhealthy food - does. So, look into decreasing oil consumption (fried food, diary products, orfals, outside stir fry) and increasing consumption of fibres and oily fish.
And even with all that, that only covers 20-25% of the total cholesterol. Around 75% of cholesterol is produced by the liver, so most importantly, move that butt and EXERCISE.

Hee, hee... in my course of work, when patients hear that they have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high sugars, they are always very interested to know what food to eat. However, the moment i mention exercise, all the patients give me lots of reasons and excuses. I just find it so funny.

thks for the info b2b3m4, i see DH is really scare this time
Doctor told him his cholesterol is way too high and have to take medication, but he prefer to cut down on his own first.
he has been jogging and going to the gym 3-4 times weekly. cut down on sugar drinks and drink more plain water. eat less fried and organ stuff. more veggie and fruit. i also make orange celery juice for him.
he has to go back for review in 3 months time.
btw, wat is ur job?

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vlim:

just went for blood test this morning...aiyoyo my good and bad chlesterol a bit high le... :scared:

then u have to start taking care now, DH also started with slightly high in cholesterol and now is way too high

[vlim]

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vlim:

just went for blood test this morning...aiyoyo my good and bad chlesterol a bit high le... :scared:

then u have to start taking care now, DH also started with slightly high in cholesterol and now is way too high

maybe I eat too much roti prata .. ...my dh recent report also shows he has high cholesterol and doc gave him medication... :skeptical: ....Emmm both of us got to look into diet and go exercise more often liao..

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vlim:

chloecube:

[quote=\"vlim\"]just went for blood test this morning...aiyoyo my good and bad chlesterol a bit high le... :scared:

then u have to start taking care now, DH also started with slightly high in cholesterol and now is way too high

maybe I eat too much roti prata .. ...my dh recent report also shows he has high cholesterol and doc gave him medication... :skeptical: ....Emmm both of us got to look into diet and go exercise more often liao..[/quote]vlim, make use of this time to exercise together :love:

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vlim:

chloecube:

[quote=\"vlim\"]just went for blood test this morning...aiyoyo my good and bad chlesterol a bit high le... :scared:

then u have to start taking care now, DH also started with slightly high in cholesterol and now is way too high

maybe I eat too much roti prata .. ...my dh recent report also shows he has high cholesterol and doc gave him medication... :skeptical: ....Emmm both of us got to look into diet and go exercise more often liao..[/quote]vlim,
How is the ratio ? if your HDL is very high like 60+ then good for you .
You can get moer leeway with your LDL :evil:

As b2b3m4 put it, its not just the cholesterol in the food, but our own liver converts all the extra calories into cholesterol , so early and light dinner is a good first step. Remember dont take your worries or your calories to your bed. Otherwise the liver works overtime while we sleep :roll:

And yes, if you are approcing the 40s , roti-parta should become a thing of the past

Enjoy couple time with DH - exercising

[vlim]

eee....my HDL shows 74.88...total cholesterol 220..so belong to low risk gp...

but every time after exercise, I find tt my dh and I eat more then usual ..so back to square one or even worse

[hquek]

Attended a nutrition talk, the nutritionist said that eating more fibrous stuff will help a bit.


It was quite cheem, but apparently, eating fatty foods (not healthy fats) will increase the cholesterol carriers in our body; and then if we eat cholesterol laden foods (eg innards), all the cholesterol will be laden into our bodies via those carriers. IF we don’t have the carriers, and got plenty of fibres, then the cholesterol will be passed out. Please refute this if not correct.

Anyway, the old adage goes - eat light, eat healthy.

[b2b3m4]

vlim:

eee....my HDL shows 74.88...total cholesterol 220..so belong to low risk gp...

but every time after exercise, I find tt my dh and I eat more then usual ..so back to square one or even worse

Risk group is not determine by the level of cholesterol but by your other cofounding condition, age and race. So if you have diabetes, heart disease or stroke, it will put you on the high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk group. Those with a high risk group, the LDL control will be more stringent. When we we look at cholesterol, we usually zoom in at the LDL level, then the triglycerides. HDL is usually a 'good to have' but not so impt.
Target LDL for high risk is less than 2.6mmol/L or 100mg/dl, med risk less than 3.4mmol/L or 130mg/dl and low risk less than 4.1mmol/l or 160mg/dl.