| We are raising an obese society. With big-sizing | | | | One of the first things that a person dieting should |
| everything that we eat especially in fast food chains, | | | | avoid is to eat foods that are deep-fried or those that |
| we are slowly clogging our arteries with unnecessary | | | | are cooked using oil. These include potato chips, fries, |
| fats and cholesterol that our bodies do not actually | | | | fried meat, fried seafood, fried veggies and a whole lot |
| need and cannot use. | | | | more. |
| The result is of course a society that is pestered with | | | | Oil, when taken into the body translates to cholesterol. |
| different kinds of cholesterol complications such as | | | | What you should be eating are foods that are boiled, |
| heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, and overweight | | | | steamed, baked and braised. Grilled foods may also be |
| problems. In fact, one of the problems that the country | | | | eaten but not so much. |
| is facing is the rising prevalence of people with | | | | Eat less meat |
| hypertension, which can lead to a possible heart attack | | | | The fats from meat contain a lot of cholesterol. If you |
| when not taken cared of. | | | | can avoid eating meat all the frequently, better; but if |
| So what can you do lower your cholesterol levels? | | | | you can't stop munching those meat, just remove the |
| The first line, perhaps the only one that is truly | | | | fats that hang on the side. Chicken and Turkey meat is |
| effective is a combination of regular exercise and | | | | a lot healthier so if you can have a choice, opt for |
| proper diet. These two activities go hand in hand. | | | | these kinds of meat products. Don't forget to remove |
| Without one factor, you cannot succeed. Dieting | | | | the skin though as cholesterol concentrate in white |
| without exercising the body will only lead to weak | | | | meats can be found on the skin. |
| muscles, which will eventually weaken the body's | | | | Eat vegetables |
| resistance. | | | | Vegetables do not only contain zero cholesterol, it is |
| It may also lead to fatigue and sore muscles because | | | | also a great source of fibers that help the body in |
| there is not enough nutrients in the body. Exercising, on | | | | digesting the food that we take in. |
| the other hand, without the proper diet is useless | | | | As much as possible, steam the vegetables that you |
| because you will only be maintaining your usual | | | | eat to maintain the nutrients in it and of course avoid |
| weight.You will not be gaining of course, because you | | | | fatty and cholesterol additives like oils. |
| are burning whatever you need; but you will not be | | | | Eat less period |
| losing any pound either. | | | | Try to curb that appetite slowly by taking in less food |
| Besides, exercising too much will strain the muscles | | | | that you normally take in. If you can lessen the number |
| and might even lead to a possible heart attack | | | | of times that you eat or of you do want snacks, eat |
| because of too much strain to the heart. | | | | healthy snacks like fruits. |
| So what do you have to eat in order to lower those | | | | Try to also lessen the carbohydrates that you take in, |
| cholesterol levels in the body and ultimately prevent the | | | | which can be found in rice, cereals and bread. If you |
| occurrence of hypertension? | | | | must eat these staple opt for the healthier kind like |
| Eat less oil | | | | brown rice and wheat bread. |