A Low Level of Blood Cholesterol
A low level of blood cholesterol significantly reduces the risk of heart disease or brain learn to control our cholesterol levels through proper diet, rich and varied, but most of all healthy.
Imagine The Cholesterol is a fat-like substance often found in most tissues of our body, and is the starting point of certain hormones. But it is also the main component of the aretoma, which accumulates in our body, causing diseases such as arteriosclerosis. Hence the importance of controlling our cholesterol levels, and a good way to do this is through food.
Suggestions to modify our eating habits
Consume preferably plant foods instead of animal.
Replace the use of animal fats (butter, bacon, etc..) By polyunsaturated fats such as olive oil or sunflower oil, vegetable margarine, …
Increase consumption of fish (2 or 3 times a week) preferably blue (salmon, mackerel, sardines …)
Limit consumption of whole milk and its derivatives, especially the cheese (do not consume more than twice a week).
Reduce consumption of foods high in cholesterol such as egg (no more than two per week), shellfish and organ meats (like liver, brain, kidney …)
Increase consumption of vegetables high in protein (beans, peas, chickpeas, beans, lentils), to compensate for reduced consumption of meat and sausage.
* To be able to eat at home, because this is the easiest way to control fat. Consume the cooked vegetables and meat on the grill or barbecue, and avoiding fried and roasted.
* Unless we are overweight, you do not give up bread, pasta, or sugar, coffee or wine, provided that we take in moderation.
* The fat in our diet should in no case exceed 30% of total calories.