Saturday, December 18, 2010

Cholesterol and dieting

As you know if you are overweight, you are at risk for a number of diseases. The main health risk you will probably experience is heart disease, which can lead to a heart attack. Many heart attacks are deadly. Heart disease develops when you heart has to work extra hard to pump the blood to the body, which causes it to become fatigued. This can occur simply because you are overweight, or can be a result of high blood pressure or high cholesterol.


Cholesterol comes from two sources: your body and the foods you eat. In the body, the liver produces cholesterol. This organ produces most of the cholesterol that the body needs. Some of the foods you eat provide additional amounts of cholesterol. Cholesterol from your diet is in animal products such as meats, whole milk, cheese, butter, and eggs.


What foods you should avoid

1. Avoid the intake of whole milk and its derivatives.

2. Eat more fish and poultry.
3. Reduce consumption of red meat. 
4. Try not to eat butter cookies, croissants, pastries, ice cream.
5. In general sausages. Fat meat as pork (bacon, greaves) and viscera (like liver). 
6. Change the fried for the roast.
7. Avoid using too much oil revenue.
8. Replace high-calorie sauces such as mayonnaise and cream. Give preference to diet yogurt, tomato juice, and mustard.


What foods and habits you should take

1. The fruit can lower cholesterol thanks to the pectin.
2. Do exercise.
3. Eat lean red meat.
4. Do not smoke.
5. Reduce the consumption of coffee.
6. Take raw garlic extract.
7. Eat more carrots, barley, oats, and corn.
8. If you like cheese, prefer white cheese, less greasy, like ricotta or cottage cheese.
9. Do blood tests regularly.

The truth is that high cholesterol levels can lead to cardiovascular diseases, of which examples are heart attacks and brain strokes, responsible for one death every half a minute. This is why it becomes crucial that you know your situation situation. Know your cholesterol levels will help you better cope with the risks involved.
Your health and wellness justify that you exercise lose weight and have a balanced diet. Think about it.


Thanks for reading
Jose Zozimo