Question

A family member recently found out that he has high LDL cholesterol and low HDL cholesterol. He has been advised by his doctor to change his diet to help improve these cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart disease. Describe 2 specific dietary changes he could make to his typical lunch to improve these blood cholesterol values. You may increase, decrease, add or replace current items in the diet. Then explain how these changes will improve his blood cholesterol levels (eg, How will this change will improve cholesterol levels and will it lower LDL or raise HDL cholesterol?). 4.points total - 1 point for each correct, specific diet change and 2 points for correct explanation of how they will improve cholesterol levels.) Lunch Double bacon cheeseburger with two beef patties, bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayo and American cheese on a white bun Large fries 20 ounce lemonade

Answer 1

Here are two diet plans to lower your cholesterol and which helps to reduce the high risk of Heart Disease.

These are : 1. DASH diet plan.

2. Therapeutic Life Style Changes diet.

1.DASH Eating Plan

Also called: DASH Diet, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension

DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. It is an eating plan that is based on research studies sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). These studies showed that DASH lowers high blood pressure and improves levels of cholesterol. This reduces your risk of getting heart disease.

The DASH eating plan

• Emphasizes vegetables, fruits, and whole-grains
• Includes fat-free or low-fat dairy products, fish, poultry, beans, nuts, and vegetable oils
• Limits foods that are high in saturated fat. These foods include fatty meats, full-fat dairy products, and tropical oils such as coconut, palm kernel, and palm oils.
• Limits sugar-sweetened beverages and sweets
• Along with DASH, other lifestyle changes can help lower your blood pressure. They include staying at a healthy weight, exercising, and not smoking.

2.Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) Diet for High Cholesterol

The diet's main focus is to reduce the amount of saturated fat you eat, because saturated fat elevates your cholesterol. You can reduce the saturated fat in your diet by limiting the amount of meat and whole milk products you eat. Choose low-fat products from those food groups instead. Replace most of the animal fat in your diet with unsaturated fat, especially monounsaturated oils, such as olive, canola, or peanut oil. If monounsaturated fat is substituted for saturated fat, it lowers LDL ("bad") cholesterol and keeps HDL ("good") cholesterol up.

What can you eat?

The TLC diet recommends that you eat specific amounts of different types of foods. These amounts are sometimes a percentage of your total calorie intake for each day.

• Saturated fat: Less than 7% of total calories
• Polyunsaturated fat: Up to 10% of total calories
• Monounsaturated fat: Up to 20% of total calories
• Carbohydrate: 50% to 60% of total calories
• Soluble fiber: At least 5 to 10 grams a day
• Protein: Approximately 15% of total calories
• Cholesterol: Less than 200 mg a day
• Total calories: Balance calories taken in and calories burned to reach and stay at a healthy weight.
• Avoid trans fat. Foods with trans fats include some vegetable shortening, crackers, cookies, and packaged snack foods.

Therapeutic Life style Changes Diet.

Your doctor or dietitian might recommend that you add soluble fiber or a cholesterol-lowering margarine to your diet. These might help you lower LDL cholesterol. Soluble fiber is found in foods like oats, beans, and fruit. Cholesterol-lowering margarines contain plant stanols and sterols.

Food group Number of servings Serving size Lean meat, poultry, No more than fish, dry beans, and 5 ounces total dry peas a day 5 ounces maximum a day of lean meat, poultry, or fish Substitute 14 cup dry beans or peas for 1 ounce of meat. Eggs No more than 1 whole egg. Egg whites or 2 yolks a week substitutes are not limited. 2-3 a day • 1 cup fat-free or 1% milk Low-fat milk and milk products • 1 cup nonfat or low-fat yogurt . 1 ounce nonfat or low-fat cheese (3 grams of fat or less per ounce) Fruits 2-4 a day 1 piece fruit, such as apple, orange, or 12 a banana 12 cup canned fruit • 1 cup berries or melon . 34 cup fruit juice Vegetables 3-5 a day • 1 cup raw leafy greens 12 cup cooked or raw vegetables . 34 cup vegetable juice At least 6 a • 1 slice of bread Bread, cereals, pasta, rice, and other grains day 12 hot dog or hamburger bun, bagel, or English muffin • 1 ounce cold cereal • 12 cup cooked pasta, rice, noodles, or other grains Sweets and snacks Within calorie Choose snacks that are low in limit fat or are made with unsaturated fat.