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- Foods that are bad for high cholesterol include foods high in carbohydrates, trans fat, high-fructose corn syrup, foods with a high GI, foods high in saturated fat, and foods high in cholesterol.
- To improve high cholesterol, it is important to maintain a healthy weight and waist circumference through diet and exercise.
- Lifestyle changes are essential to manage high cholesterol, and smoking should also be avoided.
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I will tell you about 6 foods that are absolutely bad for high cholesterol. There are many people who suffer from high cholesterol. Were you wondering if you could eat this food? I will tell you about the foods that people with high cholesterol should absolutely avoid.
Foods bad for high cholesterol
Your blood cholesterol level is high. So, when you were told that you had to take medicine, you probably felt a sense of fear that you would have to take it for the rest of your life. Just by eating well, this high cholesterol can be easily improved. You just have to know what foods to avoid and avoid them.
1. High carbohydrate intake
Foods that are high in carbohydrates, including those that are high in sugar, raise blood sugar levels. When those levels rise, it is because
excess sugar has been consumed, leading to insulin resistance. The sugar is stored in our bodies as fat, as triglycerides, which increases
fat levels. When these fat levels rise, they increase bad cholesterol levels in the blood.
Therefore, one of the easiest ways to increase blood fat levels is through carbohydrate intake. A prime example is bread, which can be
described as a carbohydrate lump of sugar. If you eat it often, you should correct your habits. You need to set a schedule and reduce the frequency.
You need to aim to reduce the amount of carbohydrates you eat by about one-third.
2. Trans fat foods
Trans fats are bad oils that are artificially modified, almost nonexistent in nature.
Since it is a modified oil, it disrupts fat metabolism in our body. This affects cholesterol metabolism, raising cholesterol levels,
especially bad cholesterol levels, and causes oxidation of that cholesterol, blocking blood vessels. It is a very bad oil.
Prime examples are burgers, snacks, and bread sold at supermarkets, especially the bread. These are trans fats that are included
in cheaper shortening or margarine instead of good butter.
3. High fructose corn syrup
High fructose corn syrup causes insulin resistance in our body, affecting fat metabolism and at the same time accumulating fat, increasing triglyceride levels. It itself turns into advanced glycation end products, a sugar toxin. The sugar toxin accumulates in our bodies, oxidizes LDL cholesterol in the blood, and causes various inflammations, so it is bad for blood vessel disease.
4. Foods with a high GI
GI refers to foods that raise blood sugar levels. Generally, it is considered that a level above 50 to 60 is bad, and lower is better.
The higher it is, the higher the blood sugar level. Because of the high sugar, it causes insulin resistance. Excess sugar is stored as fat,
leading to increased fat and high triglyceride levels.
Generally, vegetables and unrefined nuts and grains have lower scores. So, if you eat brown rice and vegetables that are high in dietary fiber,
it would be helpful.
5. Foods with high saturated fat
There are saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. Unsaturated fatty acids are good oils that can lower triglyceride levels. The omega-3 we
consume is one example. Saturated fatty acids have been shown to affect cholesterol synthesis in the liver, raising cholesterol levels. That's
what we knew.
Therefore, it is recommended to eat foods with lower saturated fat levels. It is recommended to consume less than 17% of daily calorie intake
from saturated fats. It is considered ideal to consume less than 15g of saturated fat.
Saturated fat actually raises cholesterol levels, but it is not harmful to the body and even raises the large molecules of cholesterol that
our bodies need, so it is not a big problem, according to recent findings.
Based on large-scale clinical data, these results are coming out, so we'll have to watch it for a while, but we can still say that it's good to
avoid eating too much oil.
6. Cholesterol
The traditional medical perspective is to avoid foods high in cholesterol. This is because of the simple theory that eating a lot of
cholesterol will raise cholesterol levels. Most cholesterol is synthesized and regulated in the liver.
The amount of cholesterol we consume through food is only about 20% of what our bodies need, so the amount synthesized by the liver is much
greater. It seems that the amount of cholesterol we consume through food is not very important in modern trends.
However, it's important to avoid exceeding the recommended daily intake of cholesterol. Since our bodies regulate it in the liver, it is
not a big problem.
In conclusion
The most important thing is to avoid the foods you should avoid, as I mentioned earlier, and it is very important to control your
calories. And the most important thing is to exercise. It is important to maintain a healthy weight and a healthy waist circumference.
Waist circumference is a major indicator of insulin resistance in the body. It is a major indicator of whether you have high cholesterol
or whether you will develop metabolic syndrome, a sign of adult disease, so it is important to remember that it is important to lose
this belly fat.
One thing I want to tell you is that you need to quit smoking. The reason why smokers absolutely need to quit smoking is that smoking
itself is a factor of metabolic syndrome and a cause of blood vessel blockage. Smokers must quit smoking.
High cholesterol can be significantly improved just by changing your lifestyle. So, keep that in mind, manage your diet, and aim to cure
your high cholesterol.