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Anti-Cholesterol Food

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Anti-cholesterol food to control high cholesterol is not to be the method of nutritional therapy, i.e. eats anti-cholesterol food that is commonly found in everyday life. You can replace bad fats with healthy fats.

Low Cholesterol Food

Low Cholesterol Food

Eating plant foods may increase intake of vegetable protein lowers cholesterol efficacious excess.
Want to know what foods are anti-cholesterol? Check out the tips below is taken from various sources.

1. Mushrooms.
Rich in chromium, a mineral that helps break down fats into simpler compounds, i.e. fatty acids. This activity helps shrink the fat bad (LDL), and increase levels of good fats (HDL). Another source of chromium is nuts, like almonds, peanuts, cashews, and almonds.

2. Fresh pumpkin seeds.
So far, we used pumpkin seeds, whereas abundant copper. Low dietary copper intake is associated with increasing levels of bad LDL cholesterol, and lack of good cholesterol HDL. Often consume watermelon seeds, especially the fresh, good seeds and pumpkin seeds sunflower seeds.

3. Lime.
Among the various types of citrus, lime or lemon is the most contain flavonoids. These compounds can inhibit the excessive production of LDL, thereby reducing the risk of heart attack. Flavonoids can also be found in tea, broccoli, tomato, and soybean, onion like layers of onion and onions and pomegranates.

4. Apple.
A lot of soluble fiber found in apples is a source beta glucan. In the body, contributes beta glucan control of cholesterol absorption and production. Another source of papaya, the fruit was eaten with the skin (apples and pears), carrots, peas and vegetables, legumes in general (bean, Winged bean, and green beans), dried beans (green beans, red beans, and Tolo beans), and red rice.

5. Tuna.
Sources of fatty acids including omega-3 are popular, other than salmon and mackerel. Omega-3 in particular can protect the body against rising levels of bad LDL cholesterol.

6. Local Guava Red.
Just like watermelon red and red tomatoes, red guava locally rich in leucopenia. Leucopenia had a role in controlling the production of cholesterol.

7. Avocado.
Pantothenic acid is the most prominent compounds in avocados that acts reduce blood cholesterol levels.

8. Tofu and Soy Milk
Food is abundant compounds are anti-cholesterol.

9. Peanut
Peanut skin, which is skinned peanuts are roasted in the oven. This abundance of snacks and healthy fats rich in vitamin E, which can ‘lock’ free radicals that damage is not bad LDL cholesterol, so the formation of plaque in blood vessel walls can be avoided and prevent heart attacks.

10. Mango.
Vitamin C is found in many mangos. Other sources: star fruit, papaya, strawberries, and kiwi. Vitamin C prevents oxidized LDL bad cholesterol, so avoid the formation of plaque in blood vessel walls.

All foods the above can be used as anti-cholesterol food.

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Diabetes Diet

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

diabetes1 150x150 Diabetes DietDiabetes was strongly influenced by the food consumed by the body because the food needs to be controlled through a special diet. Here is a diet that can be done for people with diabetes.

Basically, people with diabetes without complications from other diseases, can consume all kinds of food, provided that the total calories / day food intake does not exceed the amount required.
The main difference is the amount of food, when serving food such as burgers / steak normally ranges from 8-12 oz per serving, people with diabetes can consume only 3 oz. Sugar and fruit or juice or desserts / snacks may be consumed in limited quantities. Fats and foods containing high cholesterol are also avoided, and the consumption of carbohydrates and sugars are also avoided the process. Recommended eating whole lot of food, (whole grains, whole wheat, brown rice, mashed rice, sorghum, bulgur, oats and the like) and fresh vegetables / organic.
It is recommended to consume a varied diet with a ratio between carbohydrates and sugars is limited, the meat or protein, low fat / no fat, low-fat meats, fresh fruit, skim milk fat.
Learn also about Glycemix Index (GI). List of food that contains the latest GI was published. Also need to know about how to count curbs. The selection of food with levels of GI and low curbs will help your body metabolism in maintaining the stability of blood sugar in the body.
Sodium intake should also be heavily guarded, avoid using canned foods or processed foods (corned beef, instant noodles, salted fish, smoked meats, salted eggs, sardines, etc.) which high sodium levels (> 400 mg). Soy sauce with low sodium content about 140 mg. If you can not escape from the soy sauce, make a sauce without sodium / salt, or soy sauce to dilute the salt levels may reach the amount consumed. One teaspoon of salt to 1 serving / per person contains 2325 milligrams of sodium. A quarter teaspoon of salt to 6 serving contains 105 mg sodium.
Diabetic diet often must be combined with various other types of diets according to the needs of patients. Diabetes Diet Combination with Low Protein Diet, or Low-Fat Diet, or Diet and Low Carbohydrate Diet Low-Sodium makes the importance of calculation and the consuming calculation of the total calories of food per day. Sometimes in certain people with diabetes, weight loss becomes a necessity in addition to low-fat foods and low in cholesterol, for those with impaired renal function, Low Sodium Diet and low mineral is also needed. To be cautious in consuming mineral water, because it affects the total amount of minerals consumed in a day.
High dose Low Nutrient Food:

  1. Calorie high: > 400 calories (20% of the total calculation of the daily 2000 calories) or Calories Low: <40 calories (-2% of the total calculation of the daily 2000 calories)
  2. High fat: 13 g or> Low fat: 3 g or <
  3. Weak Saturated High: 4 grams or > Low Saturated Fat: 1 g or <
  4. High Protein: > 10 g (20% recommended intake of adult female per day or Protein Low: <2.5 g (5% recommended intake of adult female per day)
  5. Carbohydrate High: > 25 g (20% recommended intake of carbohydrate per day) Carbohydrate Low: <3 g (-2% recommended intake of carbohydrate per day)
  6. High fiber: 5 g or> Low Fiber: 2 g or <
  7. High cholesterol :> 60 mg (20% maximum intake of cholesterol per day) or Low cholesterol: <20 mg (20% maximum intake of cholesterol per day)
  8. Calcium High :> 160 mg (20% of the recommended intake per day) or Calcium Low: <40 mg (5% or less of the recommended intake per day)
  9. High Iron :> 3mg (20% of the recommended intake per day) or Low Iron: <0.75 mg (5% of the recommended intake per day)
  10. Magnesium High :> 36 mg (20% of the recommended intake per day) or Magnesium Low: <14 mg (5% of the recommended intake per day)
  11. High phosphorus :> 160 mg (20% of the demand per day) or Low phosphorus: <80 mg (-5% of the needs of per-day)
  12. Potassium High :> 350 mg (10% of the recommended requirement per-day) or Low Potassium: <100 mg (-5% of the recommended requirement per-day)
  13. Sodium High :> 400 mg or Low Sodium: <140 mg

Calculation of the caloric needs of today’s general character. To be more precise measurements can be used according to height and age. In general, for women who work in the field with lots of physical activity will require more calories than those who work without doing a lot of physical activity.
Important for women to prevent them in order to avoid diabetes, because women with diabetes are prone to glaucoma and eye problems to blindness, osteoporosis, heart disease and other chronic complications of diabetes, which can damage kidney function and nerve body of work

What about, type and how to handling diabetes please read at previous article.