High Lipid Levels

Author: Nia Rouseberg Time for reading: ~2 minutes Last Updated: August 08, 2022

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Allowed And Forbidden Foods To Lower Lipid Levels

High levels of lipids endanger our health and increase the risk of clogging the arteries. You can lower lipid levels with diet.

The group of lipids includes cholesterol and triglycerides , which you often hear about from your doctor. When their levels are high, there is a risk of developing serious diseases. High cholesterol is especially dangerous for the cardiovascular system.

Prevention against the accumulation of bad cholesterol lies in lifestyle. Fortunately, you can include a variety of foods to control lipid levels and even lower them.

Allowed and forbidden foods to lower lipid levels

	Recommended foods	Foods for moderate use	Prohibited foods
Cereals	Wholemeal bread, wholemeal snacks, oatmeal, pasta, rusks, rice	-	Croasani, multi-leaf dough
Dairy foods and eggs	Skimmed milk, lean cheeses, cottage cheese, skimmed yoghurt, egg white, egg substitutes	Semi-skimmed milk, low-fat cheese, low-fat yogurt. Two whole eggs a week.	Whole milk, condensed milk, cream, milk replacers, high-fat cheeses, whole milk yoghurt
Soups	Vegetable soups, broths	-	Fatty soups, cream soups
Fish	All lean fish (grilled, roasted, smoked). Avoid the skin!	Fish fried in a suitable oil (corn, soybean).	Caviar, fish fried in unsuitable oil (the most common in our country)
Molluscs	Oysters, mussels	Sea mussels, lobsters.	King prawns, prawns, squid.
Meat	Turkeys, chickens, beef, game, rabbit, tender lamb.	Very tender beef, ham, bacon, lamb (up to twice a week). Beef or chicken sausages. Liver up to twice a week.	Ducks, geese, all visibly fatty meats, sausages, salami, goose liver, chicken skin.
Fat	-	Polyunsaturated fats: sunflower oil, corn oil, saffron. Monounsaturated fats: soft margarines.	Butter, tallow, lard, cooked meat fat, palm oil, hard margarines, hydrogenated fats.

Fruits and vegetables	All fresh and frozen vegetables, especially legumes (ripe beans, lentils, young peas), sweet corn, boiled unpeeled potatoes, all fresh or dried fruits, canned unsweetened fruits.	Baked or fried potatoes in unsuitable fat.	Baked or fried potatoes cooked in butter, palm oil. Vegetables and rice cooked in unsuitable fat, chips, salted canned vegetables (pickles).
Desserts	Sorbet, jellies, pudding based on skim milk, fruit salads, kisses.	-	Ice cream, pudding, dumplings, cream and butter creams.
Baking	-	Pastries and biscuits made with saturated margarines and butters.	Factory biscuits, cakes, pies, snacks and puddings.
Sweets	Turkish delight, nougat, cooked jam.	Marzipan, halva-	Chocolate, coconut cakes, hard caramel cakes.
Nuts	Walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts.	Brazilian nuts, peanuts, pistachios.	Cashews, coconut, salted nuts.
The drinks	Tea, instant coffee, espresso, water, soft drinks with artificial sweetener.	Alcohol, low-calorie chocolate drinks.	Chocolate drinks, Irish coffee, malt drinks (boza), Turkish coffee.
Spices and sauces	Black pepper, mustard, herbal and other spices.	Low calorie salad dressings.	Salting food, salad dressings, cream toppings, mayonnaise.

High Lipid Levels

CHAPTERS (Table Of Contents)

Allowed and forbidden foods to lower lipid levels

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