Five Keys to Control Cholesterol (Part 2)
- Increase consumption of vegetables, rich in protein such as beans, peas, chickpeas, lentils or beans.
- Increase consumption of vegetables (spinach, celery, onion, garlic, chard, spinach, lettuce, peppers, leeks, radishes, beets, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, etc..) And cereals (rice, oats, corn, wheat, barley, etc.).
- Increase consumption of fresh fruit. It can also be dried or preserved.
- More olive oil. Olive oil has a differential effect compared to other vegetable oils rich in polyunsaturated or monounsaturated fatty acids. They all lead to a decrease in LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol), while only olive oil prevents cholesterol-lowering HDL (good cholesterol).
However, it is only virgin olive oil which inhibits the oxidation of LDL due to its high content of antioxidant compounds, particularly tocopherols and phenolic compounds.
4. Knowing how to prepare food
- Avoid foods prepared and cooked at home prefer.
- When cooking is preferable to make boiled, broiled, grilled or boiled rather than fried, and avoid the battered or breaded.
5. Exercising more
It is used not only to lose weight. It has been shown that strict diet to reduce cholesterol is ineffective in people with cholesterol levels of risk when not accompanied by physical exercise.
In addition, the single exercise accompanied by proper diet we have seen improved cholesterol levels independently of weight loss. It is not necessary to make great efforts, on the contrary, it is sufficient to walk half an hour a day.
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