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cholesteral
ok, im 13/f and my cholesteral lever is 237....my doctor says i need to get it down by at least 30-40 points by the time i got for my next visit, which is in april. How can i get my cholesteral down? btw, dont say like go on a diet or something because i LOVE eating...im not fat though. nellie x0x
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Change what you eat. Make sure you have a lot of multi-grains, veggies, cut down on fats and dairy and grease. Also exercise a bit more. That should do the trick.
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If your problem is not your weight, but specifically your cholesterol, then your "diet" will be different from that of someone trying to loose weight. You do not need to eat anything with cholesterol in it, as your body will produce all it needs. (Yes, it does need a little bit, just not as much as you've got).
Exercise has been shown to help lowering cholesterol. So has a high fiber diet. Most importantly, put as little cholesterol into your body as possible. Cholesterol is found in animal products - meats and dairy products.
If you want to get really drastic, go vegan and avoid saturated fats (like nuts). More realistically, switch out the eggs and bacon for oatmeal, the hamburger and fries for grilled chicken breast and salad, and the lasagna for pasta primavera.
You can still eat as much as you want, you just need to change what your eating. If you think it's way too much work to change your eating habits, start by committing to eating one no-cholesterol meal a day.
Suggestions for lower cholesterol foods:
* oatmeal! there are a million ways to eat oatmeal. You can also try cream of wheat, grits, and bran cereals. Just don't add butter!
* Toast, english muffin, or bagel with jelly instead of peanut-butter or cream cheese. bonus points for whole wheat - increased fiber seems to help lower cholesterol.
* garden salad with italian dressing. Has a little fat, but shouldn't have any cholesterol. Vinaigrettes come in lots of flavors and are good too. Try to avoid putting cheese, ham, or egg in your salad regularly - unless your only putting in a little and the salad is your whole meal.
* italian ice - I know it's not ice cream, but ice cream is a pretty big no-no. You can try some of the soy frozen deserts too - they've got all the calories and fat of regular ice cream, but no cholesterol.
* soup! it's getting into the cold season, soup and crackers makes a great lunch. :) Clear vegetarian soups are the ones you want to look for here - while they probably make a low cholesterol cream of mushroom, most version are going to have an awful lot of it. Minestrone, vegetable, lentil, 3 bean, barely, tomato, summer squash, leek, and split pea come to mind. Careful on the split pea and tomato - some are full of cholesterol laden heavy cream. I know Campbell's makes some low cholesterol chicken soups, but I'm not fond of their soups.
I have to get going - but if you need more food suggestions, drop me a note in my box. I love food and my dad's had high cholesterol for most of my life, so our family ate low cholesterol when I was growing up.
Good luck!
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umm...dont eat to much i dont wanna say im one of the lightweights but eating fruit fills up and doesnt fats u...(i dont sugest eating alot bananas...cause there alot in em)
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Your doctor should have given you specific instructions on what to do. Whatever he/she told you to do is what you should do even if you may not like it. Cholesterol that high is a really big health risk. You don't have to eat less, you just have to eat less of what is bad for your cholesterol. Your doctor should have given you a list of these foods too. Exercise is also very important for someone with high cholesterol, so this may be your saving grace if you have a hard time with diets. My mom has extremely high cholesterol (it was 297 at one point) and she has a really hard time with dieting and exercise. She's too busy to exercise and just can't stick to a diet for long periods of time. It drives her nuts. I know that there is medication that you can take to lower your cholesterol so maybe that is something that you should look into. Ask your doctor if there's any kind of medication that you can take to help you out if dieting and exercise end up being impossible for you to do. It's important to try though. It's silly to take medicine if you don't have to, but look into it for sure, because it may be just what you need. I hope that you can get your cholesterol to go down. Good luck!
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well you dont you just try eating heathier foods like instead of cookies eat a salad, or like a fruit or something. also try excersisising(sp) a little more like walk a couple of times around the block or something like that. Also you could try eating cheereos there soposed to help lower cholesteral. well i hope you get it down just try to eat heathier and excersise a little more.
hope i helped
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Christin
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