what food to lower cholesterol?

[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.

[b2b3m4]

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.

Maybe one can read up briefly on soluble fibre.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_fiber

[vlim]

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.

hi b2b3m4,
I had pneumonia before. I also have heart patpitation before. In recent years whenever I fell sick, I will feel breathless and chest uncomfort...My doc did not say tt I have asthma but give me inhalar to relieve breathlessness when necessary.
Last week I went to see my cardiologist again as I felt chest tightness and uncomfort. After the tread mill, doc said tt I have heart murmur. However after the ultrasound scan of my heart, doc said the heart murmur is ok. She said quite a number of pple also has heart murmur but is nothing serious...But I am still a bit worried and puzzled as wondering the chest tightness is due to the heart or the lung.... :sad:

[BeContented]

Not sure if this is appropriate thread.....but just wanted to share.


My total cholesterol (~200 in 2010) and triglycerides (~92 in 2010) has been inching up year by year tho. my chol/HDL ratio has been largely hovering in the range of 2.8 - 3.3 for the last 10 years.

I have high BP and is also slightly overweight.....heard about this GlucosCare - Sugar Blocker Herbal Tea and started drinking 1 teabag a day for a few months now. (Understand this is a SG product). Took my annual blood test 2 weeks ago and even my GP was a little surprised with the improvement cos' my results just got worse year after year, never improved.

Basically, I have not made any significant changes in my lifestyle except drinking the tea daily. Frankly, do not know if the tea reducing/blocking sugar has helped, but just like to share that my cholesterol actually dropped from ~200 to 185 and triglycerides from 92 to 58. A good sign to me
Tho I do see a 2+kg weight loss but think it's more of the muscles I have lost cos' have gotten lazy and stopped my yoga exercise for a few months liao

[hquek]

b2b3m4:

Maybe one can read up briefly on soluble fibre.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_fiber

Thanks b2b3m4,

Got this from the wiki link:
\"Soluble fiber binds to bile acids in the small intestine, making them less likely to enter the body; this in turn lowers cholesterol levels in the blood\".

so yes, eat more fibre and cholesterol may go down.

[quirkymum]

I used to have high cholesterol. I am quite thin and so thought I could eat most stuff but

actually I was very unhealthy. Anyway, I cut down by cooking my food in olive oil. Cutting down saturated fat helps a lot. For meat, I ate mostly fish and ate lots of fibre, salads became my best friend.

Finally after months, when I went to test, the level went down to a normal level. I think cutting down saturated fats, eating lots of fibre and white meat helped. I don’t know if this is scientific but it worked for me.

[patntee]

quirkymum:

I used to have high cholesterol. I am quite thin and so thought I could eat most stuff but

actually I was very unhealthy. Anyway, I cut down by cooking my food in olive oil. Cutting down saturated fat helps a lot. For meat, I ate mostly fish and ate lots of fibre, salads became my best friend.

Finally after months, when I went to test, the level went down to a normal level. I think cutting down saturated fats, eating lots of fibre and white meat helped. I don't know if this is scientific but it worked for me.

You definitely did the right stuff whether or not they directly brought down your cholesterol level.

My own cholesterol level is ideal, and I think it is largely because I am not a meat lover. I do eat meat but can't eat a lot each time. Prefer vege.

[Pen88n]

We used to eat more meat and hardly any fish at home. DH was diagnosed as high cholestrol during a medical check-up and we changed our diet. Include fish (usually steamed) and veg including mushrooms and fungus. As DH also started developing an allergy, he also cut back on other seafood (prawns, shells), beans and eggs. So far so good and I think a balanced diet of fish, veg, meat really helps. Love boiling soup too - veg and chinese herbal soup.

[smartmummy]

I think oats meal is the best for breakfast.It contains more fiber and zero cholestrol.When we visited for my mother’s high blood pressure the doctor advise us.