IMPORTANT!! HELP! ESCALATING CHOLESTEROL LEVELS!!
It is recommended that, to control cholesterol, fat should be no more than 30%
of daily calorie, 10% should be from saturated
fat. Since you are following ER plan, I’m assuming that your fat intake is
around 20%.
approximate?
Some kinds of fats are better than others. Polyunsaturated and monounsaturated
fats are better than saturated fats.
Monounsaturated fats is the kind found in olive oil. Polyunsaturated fats are
found in fish and some vegetable oils. Saturated
fat raises your blood cholesterol because it makes it hard for the body to clear
the cholesterol away. Saturated fat is found
in different amounts in almost all foods. Butter, some oils, meat, and poultry
fat contain a lot of saturated fat.
beef, do you choose only the leanest cuts? Eggs?
Butter? Olive oil? Can you eat more fish and less beef? What about using more
neutrals like chicken in your diet to see if
that reduces your cholesterol?
diet. Cholesterol is a naturally occurring fatty
substance in the body. Most of the cholesterol in your blood is made by your
liver from the fats, carbohydrates, and proteins
you eat.
cholesterol levels. I would probably replace the cod
liver oil with ground flax seed myself.
Karen