| Are you battling what diets to consider for high | | | | favorite foods and read the ingredient label. Do |
| cholesterol? There are many diets that can help | | | | you know what everything is? If not, look them |
| you lower your cholesterol level along with a | | | | up and find out just what it is in the food you |
| regular exercise regimen. Before engaging an | | | | absolutely love. Do you still love it after you know |
| exercise routine consult with your physician. Make | | | | what is in it? The best diet for high cholesterol is |
| sure your routine will be of benefit to your health | | | | a regular exercise regimen along with eating |
| and not hazardous. There are many fats that | | | | plenty of fruits, whole grains and vegetables. If |
| contribute to your high cholesterol. Avoiding these | | | | high cholesterol runs in your family you may have |
| fats at all costs will help lower your cholesterol | | | | to use medication to help keep it controlled. |
| and risk for heart diseases. Here are some foods | | | | Taking medication does not mean you do not |
| you want to try to avoid or at least limit your | | | | have to watch what you eat or exercise. The |
| servings: * Saturated fat and oils - coconut oil, | | | | medication will work better with your diet and |
| safflower oil, palm oil, lard, butter * Trans fatty | | | | exercise routine. Here are a few diets that you |
| acids and hydrogenated oils - cookies, chips, | | | | could also try to lower your cholesterol: * Mayo |
| crackers, shortenings * Fatty meats - ribs, steak, | | | | Clinic Diet - This diet is specially designed to lower |
| ground meat, sausage, hot dogs, bacon, pastrami | | | | cholesterol - You will eat plenty of fruit and |
| * Milk products containing more than one percent | | | | veggies along with healthy servings from all the |
| milk fat - cream, some cheeses * Fast food - | | | | many food groups. * Mediterranean Diet - This |
| anything fried - opt for baked or broiled foods | | | | diet will let you eat plenty of fruits, veggies and |
| instead of fried. Nickolas at These are only 'some' | | | | grains. You can also eat a small amount of red |
| of the foods you want to avoid or limit. Along | | | | meat along with some fish and poultry and even |
| with these you want to watch your servings of | | | | dairy products. A bonus to this diet is you get a |
| breads, cakes, whole eggs, whole milk, whipped | | | | glass of wine with every meal. * Low Fat Diet - |
| cream and others. In doing this you will learn new | | | | This is exactly what it says - low fat. Lowering |
| combinations to make substituting one food for | | | | the amount of fat you intake will help you |
| another. The best diets for lowering your high | | | | decrease your cholesterol levels. You will eat |
| cholesterol are ones that work for you. There are | | | | foods that are low in fat and only sparingly can |
| a few ways to help watch the amount of fat you | | | | you eat high fat foods. * Vegetarian Diet - With |
| eat such as removing all fat from your meat | | | | this diet you eat only fruits, veggies and grains. No |
| before cooking it. You can also use egg whites in | | | | mean of any kind can be eaten. You can enjoy |
| place of whole eggs and to do this you do not | | | | soy products, seeds and nuts on this diet as well. |
| have to rid your fridge of your eggs. You can | | | | Every person is different and one diet may work |
| separate the yolk yourself or go ahead and buy | | | | better for you than it does for someone else. |
| just egg whites. Eat plenty of fruits, grains, beans | | | | Try what you think will be the easiest and |
| and vegetables for a great healthy diet. You | | | | combine with your regular exercise regimen. |
| might find that reading the labels of an item will | | | | These diets will help your high cholesterol and |
| turn you against it. For instance, grab one of your | | | | make you feel better and healthier in the process. |