High Cholesterol

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pom4, Oct 10, 11:15pm
My partner has just found out that he has high cholesterol and wants to change his diet from now on. ive googled it and found a list of foods to eat like fruit veges pasta but what am i gonna cook for meals! most of my meats are fried or roasted! any help out there please
sarahb5, Oct 10, 11:16pm
Just change the way you cook your meat - it will be healthier for both of you.Bake without fat or use an oil spray.Grill instead.Lower sugar, lower fat does not mean lower flavour.
taurus2005, Oct 10, 11:24pm
Pull the barbie out, meat, chicken, fish and heaps of salads, yum
carlosjackal, Oct 10, 11:26pm
Drink/use yellow top milk (cali-trim) - not blue top. Sometimes it's the small changes that can make a significant difference!When eating dessert for example, instead of having whipped cream and/or ice cream, settle for a small amount of yoghurt or a drop of runny cream. The volume of cream needed to whip is far greater that a tablespoon of runny cream. I can recall when some years ago I was told by my Dr. following a blood test that my cholerestrol was pretty high, so I went about making a few subtle changes , including the examples I have mentioned, and my cholestrol level dropped quite significantly in a fairly short space of time.
pom4, Oct 10, 11:28pm
he doesnt eat breakfast or lunch but eats too much at night, he has 2 sugars in his coffee and drinks about 10 cups a day (20 tsp sugar)
pom4, Oct 10, 11:29pm
we love BBQ's but prob dont have them enough. i always do a big salad but he insists on making home made greasy chips on the BBQ, i guess that will have to go lol
sarahb5, Oct 11, 12:27am
Yes they will at least for the time being - you can make oven chips or wedges using rice bran oil spray
daleaway, Oct 11, 12:33am
Low-fat chips:
Cut chips a smidgen thicker than usual.
In a bowl put 1/4 cup of water and 1tbs of canola oil.
Put the chips in, muddle them around till they are finely coated with oil. Then drain the water off.
Oven bake chips in a roasting tray at 200C. Season as usual.
vmax2, Oct 11, 12:56am
I have a completely different belief on cholesterol, take it or leave it.High cholesterol levels are a sign that the body is under stress, toxic.The cholesterol has gone in there to do some repair work.I would suggest that his body is under strain from all the sugar and huge amount of coffee he is drinking.Also it would be better if he ate more through the day rather than a big night meal and then going to bed on it.If this was my husband I would be giving him loads more cholesterol - butter, coconut oil and let cholesterol do the brilliant repair job it is so good at.
buzzy110, Oct 11, 1:18am
Lol. I am currently reading 29 Billion Reasons To Lie About Cholesterol. You should read it to.
davidt4, Oct 11, 2:17am
I agree.
bedazzledjewels, Oct 11, 2:18am
+4
mwood, Oct 11, 2:23am
Sprinkle of ground cinnamon on the coffee lowered my Cholesterol
buzzy110, Oct 11, 2:29am
This is exactly what I did. Butter/ghee, coconut oil, lard, duck fat, and all the fat that comes with meat (nothing lean in this household) I added into his diet, along with extra virgin olive, avocado and nut oils. Then we always have a small serving of cold pressed fish oil as well. He doesn't eat grains now and his sugar consumption barely registers on any scale. No processed foods and he goes through about 2 or 3 dozen beer A YEAR now.

Did his cholesterol readings drop! You betchya they did, along with improvements in every other blood test they made him take. A naturally slim person anyway, his weight even dropped by a few kilos as well. Oh well. We can't have everything.
valentino, Oct 11, 2:36am
Just eat regular meals but keep the quantities or size smaller, the odd wine or drink is okay but not too the excess, likewise sweets.

The body requires only sufficient right nourishment at the right times, most dietitions will advise the best foods.

I still eat certain foods, foods that are higher in fats, sugars, salts etc but are less in quantities but more of leaner foods, gradually training myself (the Body) to alter to suit and not to shock the body totally.

The most important thing is to keep doing things like work, exercise, ensuring you are burning the right foods.

I changed my diet habits a few years ago, more so as I get older and the body starts slowing down hence the need to be more aware of the right diets and work exercising routine.

The worst thing with cholesterol is Smoking, Excess spirits with splits and fizz drinking like Cola and doing nothing.

Hopes this helps. Cheers
rats123, Oct 11, 3:57am
I've heard apples and almonds help cut cholesterol.
knowsley, Oct 11, 7:59am
Changes in diet (food types) generally don't relate to much of a change in cholesterol levels. Changes in weight and exercise levels will. If he loses weight, his levels will improve. Unless he is on a calorie restricted diet, the worst thing you can do is introduce MORE fat.
matuq, Oct 11, 5:34pm
Hmmm.interesting point (your first two sentences).I also put Chia seeds in my drinking water (at work) - usually 4/5 teaspoons.Has definitely helped with blood pressure so hopefully cholesterol as well (yet to have that checked again).
pickles7, Oct 11, 8:46pm
I must say my cholesterol has dropped since changing to a low carb diet. Sugar to me tastes like poison now, my fruit intake has taken care of itself. The heaps of fruit I was eating was a craving for sugar that's all. I am over all very happy with my blood tests, and way healthier.
pickles7, Oct 11, 9:13pm
Just a rambling on "diets"
I had my grandson to visit on the weekend, his mother had told my son he was not to be given any meat to eat he is now a vegan. I hear him singing "pikelets Nana, I want pikelets" as he walked in the door. Off I went into the kitchen, I returned with pikelets, butter, jam and honey. I have never seen a child dig into butter as he did, like with his finger a teaspoon at a time. He then put a tablespoon of butter on each pikelet and a smidgen of honey. At four his body must be craving for fats. His overall size is obese. My son said look at the cows mum, it sounded funny but I did "get it".
village.green, Oct 11, 9:46pm
Agree aswell. You definitely need fat in your diet but stay away from vegetable processed oils like canola, sunflower etc. I think the triglyceride reading is more important that just the cholesterol reading.
Dump the sugar that is way too much. Toxic to the body.
Reduce or cut out refine carbs like white flour.
If you don't get enough of the good fats in your diet you will crave it and overeat. Virgin coconut oil is amazing in the diet and because it is a medium chain fatty acidare absorbed directly for quick energy and contribute to the health of the immune system. They are also antimicrobial.
Saturated fatty acids constitue at least 50 % of the cell membranes giving them necessary stiffness and integrity so they can function properly.
Play a vital role in health of bones. For calcium to be effectively incorporated into the skeletal structure at least 50% of the dietary fats should be saturated. I have lotsmore info but don't want to bore everyone. Interesting subject and worth researching.
Mary Enig PhD is a lipid specialist and throws conventional ideas about fat onto its head. She's been an advocate of 'good fats' for about 40 years.
vmax2, Oct 11, 9:52pm
Loved the story.If I ever have to 'take a plate' I'll take something like cheese and crackers.It's amazing how quickly it is devoured by fat deprived people while the sweet stuff is left.
pickles7, Oct 11, 11:26pm
I have never deprived myself of "wants", I have learned "needs" are far more rewarding.
ange164, Oct 12, 3:12am
Having watched the movie "fat head" on Youtube, I agree with you.
buzzy110, Oct 12, 6:28am
How lovely to see that a lots and lots are people know that natural fats (not the highly processed vegetable oils) are healthy and good for you and that by including it in your diet you can maintain a healthy mind and a healthy body.

Poster number 1, your husband also needs to reduce his alcohol intake if he is a drinker, and/or if he smokes, tries really, really hard to toss the habit for good.