Low Cholesterol Diet

If you have high cholesterol, you might want to consider getting on a low cholesterol diet. For some people with high cholesterol, after being on the low cholesterol diet for a while, their high cholesterol level will gradually lowers. However, some people may need to take medicine to help lowering cholesterol levels.

Low cholesterol diet include...

Low fat, low cholesterol foods include:

• fruits and vegetables
• whole grains, like cereal, rice and pasta
• lean meats and poultry without skin (no more than 6 total ounces per day)
• low fat or skim milk dairy products
• lean fish and shellfish (but go easy on eating shrimp and lobster - they are higher in cholesterol)
• beans and peas
• nuts and seeds in limited amounts
• unsaturated vegetable oils like canola, olive, safflower and sunflower oils in limited amounts

High Cholesterol Diet include...

• whole milk, cream and rice cream
• butter, egg yolks and cheese - and foods made with them
• organ meats like liver, sweetbreads, kidney and brain
• high fat processed meats like sausage, bologna, salami and hot dogs
• fatty red meats that aren't trimmed
• duck and goose meat
• bakery goods made with egg yolks and saturated fats
• saturated oils like coconut oil, palm oil and palm kernel oil
• solid fats like shortening, soft margarine and lard
• fried meat, poultry and seafood