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How to reduce cholesterol in the Indian diet

Your husband has been diagnosed with high cholesterol and has been advised to follow a diet
low in cholesterol and saturated fats. Now comes the challenge for the lady of the house – to serve healthy and tasty foods.
This is as hard a task as changing the eating habits acquired over the past years.

It is a wrong notion that the more oil you use in cooking, the tastier the food. If you can follow the tips given below, your
meals can be satisfying and healthy too! And believe me it is worth the change. It is also time to change the habits of
everyone in the house and teach the younger generation about eating healthy.

Foods to restrict/avoid

Rich pastries, doughnuts, croissant, deep fried snacks and sweets, cream, butter, ghee, mayonnaise, shrimps, liver, sausages,
hamburgers, red meats, full cream milk and yogurt, kheer, condensed milk, evaporated milk, all full fat cheeses, fast foods,
coconut oil, palm oil,
Restrict use of coconut milk, dessicated or fresh coconut.

Foods allowed

All kinds of vegetables, in any amount.

All kinds of lentils. They contain good amount of protein but no saturated fat.
Whole eggs – 3 times a week and one at a time.
Choose chicken (skinned), and all kinds of fish prepared in any way but not deep fried..
Fat free milk and yogurt and low fat cheeses
Fruits – at least 3 in a day. Eat any citrus fruit when you feel the need for a sweet.
Use sesame, mustard, olive, sunflower, soyabean, oil in cooking.
Not more than 2 cups coffee per day.

How to cut down fat and cholesterol in the cooking:

· First of all change the daily menu and opt for foods that need lesser oil, lesser coconut products and no frying.
· Use oats to thicken soups as they do in the MiddleEast.
· Instead of cream or coconut milk, use ground paste of nuts or skim milk. Or even a little low fat paneer ground to a paste
makes the dish both tasty and healthy.
· If you insist on using eggs, use one whole egg and the other only the egg white. Even in baking you may do so without

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affecting the texture of the baked product.

· You can cut down on 30 % of the given fat in a recipe and still get a good tasty dish.
· De-skin poultry and remove all visible fat before cooking. If you need to cook red meat, then cook in sufficient water, chill
and skim the fat layer that forms on top. Then continue with the preparation.

Most importantly, exercise - Half hour of walking 3 times per week.

Parvathy R Krishnan
Parvathy R Krishnan, a Nutrition & Dietetics expert, is a member of Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India.

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Tags: cholesterol, Cooking, fitness, Health, Heart disease, Saturated fat

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105 Responses to “How to reduce cholesterol in the Indian diet”

1. pradeep says:
October 27, 2010 at 2:00 pm

very interesting and good for every person.

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◦ anand says:
June 9, 2012 at 11:07 am

good knowldge, please sugst some more diets for low cholestrol, i have white mark on my eyelashes.

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◦ Sowri Rajan says:
September 15, 2012 at 10:40 pm

Consumption of coconut does not lead to heart attack. Most of the heart attacks that happen in Kerala is due to
consumption of liquor and another reason is lack of exercise. You can consume ghee too moderately. These are
needed for good cholesterol.

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◦ subha says:
November 23, 2012 at 6:01 pm

what about tender coconut water ?

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2. Ravinath says:
October 28, 2010 at 7:29 pm

Very good information provided.

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3. fdfj says:
October 29, 2010 at 1:01 am

Coconut can not be heated.. Then it will give you bad cholestrol.. But if you use fresh Coconut.. It is very good.. It is
the opposite.. Go and research..

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◦ Parvathy says:

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November 20, 2010 at 6:08 am

Coconut doesnot contain cholesterol. Cholesterol is found only in animals. Coconut is high in saturated fats and
triglycerides.

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◾ Mohammed says:
June 12, 2011 at 6:29 pm

Please note that coconut oil wont increase your bad cholestrol. This has been proved by lot of [Link] it is
proved that coconut oil consuming zones of the world are the least affected.

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◾ maligere says:
August 9, 2011 at 11:21 am

Kerala is the largest coconut consuming state and also reports highest cardiac cases

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◾ [Link] says:
April 13, 2012 at 3:30 am

High heart desease in kerala is not due to coconut usage-but due to consumption of meat and fast
food,lack of exercise etc.

◦ sandhya says:
January 17, 2012 at 11:04 am

Very true…………coconut oil as such doesn’t contain any cholestrol.

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◦ dfsdf says:
September 15, 2012 at 11:14 am

COCONUT IS VEGETABLE AND THERE IS NO CHOLESTROL IN ANY VEGETARIAN FOOD.

THERE IS A SPECIFIC LAW IN PREVENTION OF FOOD ACT WHICH SAYS THAT ” NO PACKAGE OF
VEGETABLE EDIBLE OIL SHALL HAVE THE WORD FREE FROM CHOLESTROL. THE GOVERNMENT
HAS DONE THIS TO PREVENT FOOLING OF COMMON MAN

YET THIS SO CALLED SPECIALITY SAYS THAT COCONUT OIL WILL INCREASE CHOLESTROL.

IN FAT COCONUT OIL INCREASE GOOD FAT.

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4. Eri Stefanidi says:
October 30, 2010 at 4:45 pm

good info site

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November 8, 2010 at 3:19 am

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6. VM RAO says:
November 10, 2010 at 3:22 pm

Very Very Good.

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7. yogendra k Puranik says:
November 11, 2010 at 11:56 am

No doubt good but limited. should be an exhaustive list

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8. krishnamraju says:
November 14, 2010 at 2:13 pm

dear sir
i am suffering from LH chest pain&my Bp is high,after examin the blood colostrol level is high count is 7.50
please suggest me.

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◦ Parvathy says:
November 20, 2010 at 6:13 am

Following the tips from the article should help you. If you are overweight, losing weight will help reduce both
blood pressure and [Link] cholesterol as high as yours I assume you have seen a physcian and got the
right medications.

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◾ ranee says:
July 7, 2011 at 5:39 pm

Take Oats daily

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10. saritha says:
November 26, 2010 at 1:03 pm

Fresh coconut is good or bad for health . any suggestions plz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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11. jasbir says:
December 27, 2010 at 7:13 pm

quite informative,one can introduce Methi seeds to reduce cholestrol as I had my personal experience.

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◦ Harpreet Singh says:
February 16, 2012 at 2:45 pm

yes u r right, methi dana is very good to reduce cholestrol

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12. Eliza says:

February 1, 2011 at 3:33 pm

Dear Madam,

My husband is having Cholesterol as well as [Link] is smoking and drinking as well pls suggest if these is good or not.

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◦ amit says:
April 3, 2011 at 12:37 pm

Quit Drinking at first stage and then reduce smoking

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◦ Satish says:
September 20, 2012 at 10:01 am

You already know the answer. He should either change his habits or you should change him. There is no alternative

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13. Appu says:
February 12, 2011 at 12:33 am

I have been following all that is prescribed even before i discovered i had high cholesterol. How is that possible ?
And now what furthur measures do i take ?

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14. deepaSwarup says:
February 12, 2011 at 4:30 pm

Hi Parvathy

Right advise at rigth time, simply saying blessing in disgusie… today only i got the report for the cholestrol level for
my husband…
Cholerstral level is more high than the rish factor so i was just thinkin to consult a dietician .

He’s used to take a half boiled egg every day… he smokes a lot and has boose every alternate days( just for refreshing )
How do i stop the above habits.. stopping all these three habitual practise will improve reduce cholestral level.

Also pls. suggest me having cereals ( like chenna, badam., rajmma. corns , peas, dhal’s ) and nuts ( ground nuts ) is
good for him to continue and should i stop them immediately.

Also advsie me do’s and dont’s in details as we intake in our regular food

Await your reply as this going to add value to me in life

Regards
Dheepa

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◦ bobby nag says:
February 8, 2012 at 1:59 am

Just give him boiled Garlic, Clove water with lemon and Avocado, cellar y, onion, cucumber, salad in dinner. take
him for some physical exercise in gym and four to five time a week on the bed. this way he will be happy and out
of stress.

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15. Ranjita says:

February 13, 2011 at 9:55 am

I was very tensed when I came to know that my hubby’s cholesterol level is very high. I was confused about his diet.
but when I saw this information, You can’t imagine how relaxed i m feeling.

Thank you so much for your [Link] advise me do’s and dont’s in our regular food. If it is possible then plz suggest
me some simple recipes also.

Await your reply…..

Regards,

Ranjita

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16. b r borde says:
April 13, 2011 at 1:42 pm

I was very tensed when i came to know that my cholesterol level is 268.2 h . i was confused about my diet but when i
saw your side i am relaxed.

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17. Maahi says:
April 21, 2011 at 1:29 pm

My husband has been diagnosed with high cholestrol. His LPD cholestrol is also high.
I need follow the advise given in this article stricly now. thansk for sharing

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18. shashikalakanty says:
April 23, 2011 at 8:54 am

hi,

I have cholesterol ring in both my eyes from 25 years. I have no vision problem. I have lowered my calories in my food.
When I checked my total cholesterol it was 238. I have showed to several eye surgeons in Bangalore, but they told me
that there will not be any vision problem and not to worry.

Please advise me regarding this.

Regards.

Shashikala

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19. vijay says:
May 14, 2011 at 2:46 am

nice advice and it will useful for housewives

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23. S R Pillai says:
July 7, 2011 at 3:40 pm

Had to undergo Angioplasty with stenting to overcome 2 Vessel diseases. Cholesterol, Blood Sugar, and Blood Pressure
are normal. I was a smoket and quit it recently. What should be the diet restrictions.

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27. vinayak c kamath says:
July 30, 2011 at 10:19 am

dear sir /mam am 34 years old 80kg wt i have high cholestrol and bp was high but it is reduced by medicines but to
reduce cholesterol please suggest me

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28. vandy says:
August 5, 2011 at 7:52 pm

Good info.
Mr. Kamat, ur weight is too much. Try to go for walk daily and do some Yoga or cardiovascular exercises.
U should change ur diet. Stop eating fried items, other snacks, junk food, cold drinks, sweets and chocolate. Instead
include more of green and whole grains in ur meals. Have salad and fruits when u wana munch.
And have faith in urself, u can reduce ur weight.
All the best

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31. Ayan Paul says:
August 31, 2011 at 11:19 am

Very informative.. Nice blog

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35. Deepak Dadhich says:
September 10, 2011 at 6:28 pm

The article is very very good and guided us how to reduce cholestrol.

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38. Asu says:
September 18, 2011 at 3:39 pm

Great. Thanks to [Link] R Krishnan for such quality inputs. My prayers for you.

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39. swarnalatha says:
September 19, 2011 at 12:04 pm

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madam,
iam a pure vegetarian,me and my husband both has little bit of high colostrol,we are doing the walking regularly by
[Link] need a diet plan without egg and [Link] are roti lovers,and we would like to know the easy diet plan
to loose the weight and colostrol too.

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◦ Kingshuk Thokdar says:
July 28, 2012 at 10:50 pm

Drink one glass of ninbu pani every day in empty stomack with out sugar and salt

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40. Jenny says:
September 20, 2011 at 2:39 pm

Thanks for your information….

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41. minakshi says:
September 22, 2011 at 1:23 pm

hi,

i have been advised to avoid eating vegetables grown under soil eg. potato, colocacia, raddish, carrot, ginger…..
but above there is no mentioning, my husband has cholestrol . 223 and sugar..189.

pls suggest
minakshi

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42. Nirmal Dutta says:
September 23, 2011 at 6:52 am

thanks for the good advise.

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43. suma says:
October 14, 2011 at 12:13 pm

Hi

i want how reduce cholestrol briefly

give the information

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◦ editor says:
October 17, 2011 at 9:09 am

Hi Suma

Please provide your current cholesterol levels so that our expert can help you.

Lakshmi

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44. [Link] Imran says:
October 15, 2011 at 3:30 pm

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i liked your tips to control cholesterol. Try to feed more tips. Thank you….

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45. vithyapathy says:
October 17, 2011 at 8:27 pm

thanks lot for your tips. it will very helpful to control my high 260 cholestrol .

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46. sumalatha says:
November 4, 2011 at 1:10 am

very easy method to reduce wieght and very informatic Blog

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47. sumalatha says:
November 4, 2011 at 1:14 am

I am gething married on may 9 2012,and my weight is [Link] pls give some more tips where in i should my weight
upto 10kgs by my marriage. The Above Blog is also very good and excellent!!!!!

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48. satish says:
December 4, 2011 at 9:00 pm

is butter milk (lassi) is good in high colestrol?

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49. anitha says:
January 9, 2012 at 2:01 pm

Very nice and easy tips to follow

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50. kavin raj NUTRITIONIST says:
January 21, 2012 at 5:49 pm

very good information for all

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◦ Parvathy says:
January 23, 2012 at 11:11 am

Thank you, Kavin.

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51. chayan says:
February 1, 2012 at 10:51 am

thanks a lot for such helpful tips..

i hope i’m able to follow your guidelines & improve my’ family’s health!!
regards.

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52. brindhabiresh says:
February 1, 2012 at 11:02 am

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Thank u for the above information.

im very much worried about my hubys cholestrol.
this work gave me a little satisfaction.

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53. saraiya says:
February 11, 2012 at 8:47 pm

good information to control on weight and cholestrol

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54. mohit nayyar says:
March 10, 2012 at 4:44 pm

very good information

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55. preethi says:
March 18, 2012 at 4:32 pm

hi, My mother is having bad cholestrol range of 140. Her weight is 80 and aged 50. She doesnt have any other
problems. plzzzzzz Help. Is there a neccessaryto be worried.

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56. T. Ambalam says:
March 18, 2012 at 11:02 pm

Recent studies show the yellow egg yoke does have cholestrol but is not a significant contributor to serum cholestrol
(cholestrol in blood). So, it is not necessary to separate the egg whites for most people. Read the following:

“A solid body of research shows that for most people, cholesterol in food has a much smaller effect on blood levels of
total cholesterol and harmful LDL cholesterol than does the mix of fats in the diet. Recent research has shown that
moderate egg consumption—up to one a day—does not increase heart disease risk in healthy individuals (1, 2) and can
be part of a healthy diet. (Make sure to store eggs in the fridge and cook them until the whites and yolks are firm, to
prevent food-borne illness. For more tips on how to reduce your risk of salmonella from eggs, visit the Center for
Disease Control and Prevention’s website.) Clink on the following link.”

[Link]

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57. Parvathy says:
March 21, 2012 at 7:50 pm

Thank you Ambalam for the mail. Let me post the remaining paras of the full article so that there is no confusion
regarding guidelines for those who wish to reduce cholesterol in the diet.
People who have difficulty controlling their total and LDL cholesterol may want to be cautious about eating egg yolks
and instead choose foods made with egg whites. The same is true for people with diabetes. In the Nurses’ Health Study
and Health Professionals Follow-up Study, heart disease risk was increased among men and women with diabetes who
ate one or more eggs a day. (1)

For people who have diabetes and heart disease, it is best to limit egg consumption to no more than three yolks per
week.

This research doesn’t give the green light to daily three-egg omelets. While a 2008 report from the ongoing Physicians’
Health Study supports the idea that eating an egg a day is generally safe for the heart, it also suggests that going much
beyond that could increase the risk for heart failure later in life. (3) You also need to pay attention to the “trimmings”
that come with your eggs. To your cardiovascular system, scrambled eggs, salsa, and a whole wheat English muffin are
a far different meal than scrambled eggs with cheese, sausages, home fries, and white toast.

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58. [Link] says:
April 8, 2012 at 9:56 am

hi, this is quite intresting….

am little away from obesity..
thanks.

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59. [Link] says:
April 13, 2012 at 3:40 am

Eating coconut is not the reason for Keralites having high Cholestrol. If this is the case then all vegeterians in Kerla also
should have high Cholestrol? Main reason for high cholestrol/heart deseases in Kerala is consumption of red meat,fast
food and also lack of exercise.

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60. [Link] says:
April 13, 2012 at 3:42 am

In Kerala there is a culture of re-using oil used in frying items. This shoud be avoided. It is difficult to just throw away
all that oil,after one use-but that is the need of the hour.

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◦ supriya says:
November 6, 2012 at 11:01 am

Exactly, oil used for frying should NEVER be reused for [Link] should be used for lighting lamps during diwali.
Or else you can use for seasoning if you can’t bear to throw it away.

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61. sivakumar says:
May 19, 2012 at 10:39 am

Hi

Excellent article. Those who are heart patients with High Cholesterol the following suggestion would help.

1) Change to vegetarian.2) If Cholesterol high take just 5 garlic piece preferably in the morning. This is not just easy.
So take along with kismiss, dates etc. so that you can swallow easily.3) Those who have Triglicerides more to take more
fibre food preferably Roti ( Not Non etc made of maida ) 4) Try to avoid more oily foods, cheese etc. No ghee. 5) Take
more raw vegetable salads and fruits to fill up your belly with taste. 6) Walking is a must daily for half an hour in the
morning.7) Take night dinner before 8 pm with only half filled stomach.

Hope Parvathy madam will also acknowledge this. Have a healthy life.

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62. paresh k parmar says:
May 31, 2012 at 7:21 pm

it gave me a very good information….very useful n informative…..

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63. Puneet says:
June 7, 2012 at 9:33 pm

How about dry fruits?

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◦ Parvathy says:
June 10, 2012 at 7:35 am

Dry fruits also contribute fibre. Keep in mind the quantity to eat so as not to increase calories.

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64. nidhi says:
June 16, 2012 at 12:38 pm

flax seeds also good for high cholesterol people. two tsp a day.

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◦ supriya says:
November 6, 2012 at 11:20 am

Flax seeds (Alsi) should be roasted and made into a chutney with little til ,chili powder,salt,[Link] can also use
Flax seeds for seasoning in all veggies and curries along with mustard seeds. Nowadays you can see flax seeds
being used on multi-grain bread along with til (stuck on top)

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65. Kathirvelu says:
July 16, 2012 at 12:25 pm

Thanks for the information , I will follow for a month and will give the feed back.

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66. GAYATHRI says:
July 16, 2012 at 4:10 pm

This info was really very useful can u also inform should the same diet be followed for a person who is having
rheumatoid arthritis, blood pressure and high level of creatine..

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67. kumar says:
July 20, 2012 at 8:26 pm

mam thank you,great

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◦ [Link] says:
August 4, 2012 at 4:40 pm

I used to take only egg whites 4 no.s 3 times a day. walk 30 min a day. only skimed milk. no white rice. mustered
oil only. no oily food. no muttton. no fish , no chicken. healthy weight. non diabetic. But got cholesterol & flakes.
needed 2 stents. a lesson to all.

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68. MAX says:
August 17, 2012 at 1:46 pm

Well, This is an awesome suggestion, and will be implemented in my routine life from immidiate effect and let me see
myself as a reduced fatty person within a year or so.

Thanks a lot.

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70. [Link] CHAVDA says:
August 31, 2012 at 6:36 pm

good infromation but i want to add regular exercise and use of soyabean in any way is very very helpful to reduce bad
cholesterol. jay swaminarayan

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71. Anil says:
September 1, 2012 at 12:09 pm

Don’t watch TV. Go for a walk. Eat and sleep early and rise early. Cut down on parties. All problems solved.

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72. Anil says:
September 1, 2012 at 12:11 pm

Your normal home cooked food contains everything. Eat slowly and in small quantities. Don’t sleep immediately after
food. Sit straight. Don’t give vent to your anger.

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73. Renu says:
September 12, 2012 at 1:29 pm

Very simple, practical and easy to [Link]-keep writing

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74. [Link] says:
September 12, 2012 at 4:49 pm

Pl suggest ways to specially reduce Triglicerides

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◦ Radha Krishna says:
September 15, 2012 at 10:19 am

Avoid red meat and fries. For sometime take medicines prescribed from doctor but to be stopped as it will elevate
liver enzymes. Take fish in lot than any other [Link] fries. Stop drinking [Link] u are diabetic keep
diabetics in [Link] case ask doctor to prescribe omega -3 fatty acid which are sold outside in medical
shops.

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75. C. Mathew says:
September 15, 2012 at 3:43 pm

I read your article on lowering LDL Cholesterol. I wish to tell you about the new discovery about Extra Virgin Coconut
oil. It has amazing properties and we can even drink or add 1 or 2 table spoon with the rice or curry we consume each
day. In fact my HDL (Good Cholesterol) level went up and Triglycerides dropped. It is also excellent for people with
low memory level and even Alzheimer patients – though such patients may have to consume 7 table spoon a day and at
least 4000 IU of Vitamin C supplements as they are mostly confined to indoors. Please Google “Virgin Coconut Oil”
and you would get all the new discovery about this wonderful oil which our ancestors used to cook with and remained
very healthy. The internet would provide you with the reason. However, No Virgin Oil should be used for cooking as
heating distroys all its properties.

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I found the best way to lower LDL (bad) Cholesterol is brisk walking, Yoga or an hour of mild exercise – though your
topic is on Cholesterol lowering diet.
C. Mathew – Comments.

Once again the new findings are that 1 egg a day is in fact good for the general well being of the body – but not fried as
any thing fried is not good for health. For non-vegetarians a little bit of meat and fish is in fact good in-order to increase
the Protein level – but remove fat and no frying. However, if one is suffering from Gout, please stay away from all
protein food (all meat items) and even some vegetables like Cauliflower, Cabbage, Spinach, Asparagus, All Citrus fruits
like Oranges, No fruit juices as they contain Fructose Sugar, Lime, Yeast and all yeast products like Bread, all types of
Shell fish like prawns, crabs, Lobster, Lentils, Lima beans, Peas, Mushrooms, all types of Dhal, Oatmeal, Gravy, Beer,
Wine and all types of alcohol – especially when the Gout is flared-up. I personally went through hell recently and hence
my advice. Cholchine Tablets and Allopurinol Tablets are the treatment. I found Cholchine Tablets to be more
effective. Once your Gout totally healed, one can have a little bit of every thing once in a while. I even found Yogurt to
be very harmful during Gout. The general thumb rule is NO Fermented items.

My final advice: Due to the present life style we never get sufficient Sun light – causing all kind of illness including
Depression, insomnia etc. Hence I strongly recommend every one – including the elders who are confined to their
homes to take at least 2000 IU of Vitamin C daily. I once again ask you to search the internet for this great Vitamin. If
one can just look at the early morning Sun or the evening Sun, it is excellent, but still that won’t be sufficient for the
required Vitamin C for a person.

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76. SasiAttoor says:
September 17, 2012 at 12:10 pm

Do Work Well, whichever Work you are doing

Do take ownership of the Work you do, whatever it is- This is to avoid Work Tension/Hypertension
Free mind of tension, as everything happening to you is Just Part of Life, and
nobody escaped , and should not escape too, all situations in Life

Eat what we should, and preferably local food and in the traditionally cooked way
Do not change anything of the past of Food Habits ( Past will mean what your parents/grant parents ate )

Do not Start Cooking With Oil , thou you may Close with an Oil Spray

Household Work, Kitchen Work, all Dometic Chores help in a BIG WAY
not only to contril Cholestrelo, but keep Life Full of Life

Walk wherever Possible

Take your Glass of Water
Wash Your Utensits
Wash Your Clothes

And after all these, if you can Play some time , do that
Do yoga if you know
Do exercise and cutdown on Qty of Food per time , if you want to cut donw on Weight

And thats all, no Chol, no sug nothing adverse almost

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77. Dhanaraj says:
October 6, 2012 at 9:56 am

4 glass of water empty stomach in the morning before brushing, lowers cholesterol levels to a very great extent. This is
called water therapy by japaneese

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78. [Link] sankar says:
October 21, 2012 at 7:31 pm

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Does wheat roti in lunch, wheat ravva(Upma) in dinner and neembu paani with honey in the morning and oil less dosa
in breakfast and 30 minutes walking in the morning help in reducing LDL ?

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79. Jani says:
November 1, 2012 at 2:59 pm

Hello All

Coconut oil increase tri glycerides … which is also a part of bad cholesterol …. so don’t use coconut oil ….. oil less and
meat less food with little exercise is more than enough to reduce the cholesterol

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80. sanjay says:
November 6, 2012 at 10:14 pm

I like ur tips to reduce the cholestol leval-eat amlond,walnut,fruits

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81. Sheela says:
November 17, 2012 at 10:04 pm

All is well said but the excercise part is where i’m lacking since work is such long hours. But will get myself enroled in
a gym so tht i will be forced to go…thanks for the tips.

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82. vichu says:
May 29, 2013 at 9:46 am

thanks for the simple tips but could you suggest diet for an indian for a single day?

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