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Cholesterol always high
Hey my cholesterol is always high if I'm on a diet then it's always borderline but if I go off diet even for a week it shoots up a lot. Why does this happen. Now it's 280.
I had gone to my family doctor who recommended statins but I am scared that if I leave after completing the course I will have the same problem again.
My father also has high cholesterol since 2 decades now
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Hello, what you can do is manage your food choices, at home and when you are eating out. Here are some things you can do daily to help bring down the lipid levels.
1. Focus on consuming more fiber-rich foods such as fruits, vegetables, and whole grains such as whole wheat, brown rice, millets, oats, and quinoa.
2. Include healthy fats in your diet such as avocado, nuts like almonds and walnuts, seeds like sesame seeds, flax seeds, sunflower seeds, and olive oil.
3. Limit the consumption of saturated fats like ghee, butter, or coconut oil. Use MUFA based oils such as mustard oil, groundnut oil, rice-bran oil, etc.
4. Avoid consumption of trans fats like margarine or dalda coming from fried foods or processed and packaged foods.
5. When having dairy products choose low fat milk and its products.
6. Limit the intake of alcohol and quit smoking.
7. Lose weight if you need too as that helps in bringing down the cholesterol levels.
8. Lastly, remember to exercise regularly.
Remember to be patient as it takes time to bring down cholesterol just as it takes time for it to increase in the human body. Connect with me, Ms. Arati Shah – cofounder and principal nutritionist at Café Nutrition to help you manage your lipid levels through food and lifestyle changes.
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Healthy afternoon,
To control cholesterol through diet , you can
1. Eat healthy fats
2. Limit saturated fats
3. Eat more fiber
4. Eat lean protein
5. Use herbs and spices instead of adding salt
You can also try these other lifestyle changes to lower your cholesterol:
Exercise regularly
Manage your weight
Limit alcohol intake
Quit smoking .
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if it is hereditary you have to take medicine
please heck hr vldl and ldl levels as well if both high then have to take .medication
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Please check your homocysteine levels...the decision of whether to be medicated or not may be taken then
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Need some more details
Whether diabetic,hypertensive etc
Alcohol,smoking?
I think this is familial hypercholestrelemia.
As doctor prescribes you have to take statins to reduce the cholesterol levels.
Diet and exercise is must.
Kindly contact a good dietician
All the best.
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Good afternoon pls join through app for direct consultation.
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Foods to be Included:
Green leafy vegetables like methi, sarson ka saag, palak , bathua etc.
Fresh salads like broccoli, cabbage, cucumber , radish, beetroot and carrot.
Whole grains and pulses with husk should be taken.
Sprouted legumes as salads must be included in at least one meal per day (chana, moong, rajma).
Whole wheat bread or brown bread and multigrain should be taken.
Whole wheat flour should be used for making chapatis. Combination of whole wheat flour with soya, chana, chickpea flour , bajra, ragi, jowar, jaw.
Incorporate fenugreek seeds/ jeera water, fennel seeds water in diet
Handfuls of mixed dry fruits and nuts, almonds, walnuts, raisins, dates, fig, pistachios, makhana, roasted chana are allowed.
All kinds of pulses are allowed.
Foods that to be excluded:
Fats like Dalda , Vanaspati, Coconut oil
Bakery products such as muffins, brownies, patties, milk chocolates, cakes, pastries, made in saturated fats or (butter).
All fried foods (namkeens, samosa pakoras etc.).
Aerated drinks like: cold drinks, preservatives packed juices, milk shakes.
Egg yolk, red meat, ham, bacon, beef, crabs, shrimps, prawns, lobsters etc.
Milk and milk products like khoya, ice cream and cheese.
Canned products like tinned fruits, sauces, mayonnaise, pasta and pizza sauces etc.
Refined foods like Maida, corn flour, arrowroot, noodles, pasta etc.
Things to be Noted:
Plan small frequent meals.
Take at least 6 meals in a day.
Exercise regularly
Drink at least 3-4 liters of water in a day.
Avoid fasting.
The quality of oil improves with its purity so must use ; extra virgin oils, such as coconut oil or olive oil, that are highly beneficial for health due to their unrefined and nutrient-rich nature.
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You have to control of from diet and Medicine both
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Hi ,A well balanced diet with high fiber and metabolic bosster will help you to manage your cholesterol
Along with that good excercise or yoga
For customised diet plan please connect me through practo app
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Take 1-2 garlic empty stomach with Luke warm water. Don't take oily and junk food in ur diet.
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Please ask me directly for personalized diet plan for you.
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Ms. Somya Jain
Dietitian/Nutritionist
9 yrs exp
Delhi
For that we need to understand what are the reason that could be causing this issues
Please connect over consultation with the diet routine
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Ms. Akshita Aggarwal
Dietitian/Nutritionist
10 yrs exp
Delhi
Hi please consider high inflammation as a probable cause.
Go on a anti inflammatory diet
Vitamin d is also anti inflammatory check if that is low
Sit in sun for 30 mins daily
Exercise 30 mins
N sleep 6 to 7 hours
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