On previous occasions we have dealt with many issues related to high cholesterol, a health problem that can be avoided with a healthy and healthy diet, and with certainly correct nutrition.
Not surprisingly, we have already known which foods help lower cholesterol, highlighting for example olive oil, whole grains or plant sterols and stanols.
But there are a number of basic nutritional tips that precisely help lower cholesterol. For this reason, it is vital to follow a diet to lower cholesterol every day, as these are simple steps that can greatly help us in this task.
Ideal diet to lower cholesterol (nutritional advice)
Within a diet to lower cholesterol, fats should not exceed 30% of the total daily calories, since in order to lower it correctly, it is more than advisable to eliminate many of the fatty foods that we tend to consume up to now.
A highly recommended healthy idea is to opt for polyunsaturated fats, as they help reduce total cholesterol. While monounsaturated fats help increase good cholesterol. The first can be found in oily fish and seed oil, while the second type of fats generally in olive oil.
Try to avoid saturated fats (especially Trans fats), since they help cholesterol to be deposited in our arteries. Generally, we find them in sausages, butter, meats, palm and coconut oils, and dairy products; not counting sweets or industrial pastries.
An ideal option would be to increase the consumption of vegetable proteins such as soybeans, and take much more fiber, since it decreases the absorption of intestinal fat.
In addition, it should be known that antioxidants (such as vitamin E, vitamin C, beta-carotene or selenium), prevent the oxidation of bad cholesterol.
