Anticholesterol diet

Many people know that high cholesterol in the blood leads to the development of cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, in order to reduce the likelihood of developing a stroke and heart attack, it is necessary to adhere to the anti-cholesterol diet.

The main principle of an anti-cholesterol diet is the restriction of the consumption of animal fats, since they are the cause of the appearance of cholesterol plaques. Correct and regular adherence to the rules, which provides for an anti-cholesterol diet, is the key to successful weight loss, because the risk of heart and vascular disease is reduced by reducing blood cholesterol by 10-12%.

This diet, mainly used for medical and preventive purposes, so when it is observed, you do not need to starve. The only condition is to revise the food system and make some adjustments to the food ration.

Anticholesterol diet: the basic rules

When observing an anti-cholesterol diet, the following rules must be strictly observed:

• Meat in the diet should only be lean, that is, without fat;
• It is necessary to completely exclude meat semi-finished products - sausages, sausages, lard and similar products from the ration;
• The butter should be replaced by olive oil .

There are products that reduce elevated cholesterol. The anti-cholesterol diet includes all sorts of berries and fruits that after the heat treatment become "jelly-like", skim milk products (cheese fat content should not exceed 30%), boiled chicken eggs, but not more than 3 pieces per week. Also in this category are fruits of the legume family - beans, peas, lentils, ready-made products, which do not include coconut and butter and fish meat.

Diet-Allowed Foods

The list of the above products is common, so now consider specific products that work to reduce cholesterol. The diet allows:

• Sour-milk products: not fatty yogurt, yoghurt, cottage cheese, house cheese, ayran;
• Vegetables: cabbage, zucchini, tomatoes, beets, carrots and potatoes;
• Fruits: kiwi, peach, apricots, grapes;
• Berries: watermelon, melon, strawberry, currant different;
• Greens and herbs: parsley, dill, green salad, chicory, spinach;
• Citrus: grapefruit, lemon;
• Vegetable and fish soups;
• Peas, beans, lentils.

For drinking, you can use green tea, vegetable and fruit juices (preferably freshly prepared), not too sweet compote or a decoction of dried fruits, as well as red wine (Cahors or dessert wines).

Products, the use of which anticholesterine diet restricts

The category of "limited" food products include:

• seafood;
• Baked lean meat ;
• pasta;
• bakery products;
• Bitter chocolate, sugar, mousses and jelly;
• sunflower oil;
• Milk fat-free products.

Prohibited foods

However, there are products, the use of which is strictly prohibited. These include:

• Fatty meat, especially goose, duck or pork;
• Fat in any form;
• Oily fish, especially riverine;
• Fatty dairy products, especially milk, home-made cottage cheese, sour cream;
• Margarine, butter, mayonnaise;
• Soups and instant cereals;
• fried potatoes;
• Semi-finished products (dumplings, vareniki, pancakes and similar products);
• Sweets, especially white and milk chocolate.

If you strictly follow the rules and recommendations that provide for the anticholesterin diet, then after a short time, the result will be noticeable - a lowered level of cholesterol in the blood and, as a result, good health. Also, to increase the effectiveness of this diet requires physical activity: walking in the fresh air, running, cycling, swimming.