If you are at normal weight, it is advisable to make a predominantly vegetarian diet because vegetables contain no cholesterol. Other measures to assist in the fight against cholesterol are quitting smoking and physical activity, two key factors.
But if the change in dietary patterns and the adoption of the measures just mentioned fails to arm-twist the dreaded cholesterol. Only then drug treatments are used to lower blood levels.
It is not easy for a person with high cholesterol respecting the letter directed by your doctor. A usual doubts and fears of patients before any treatment which in theory should be for life, was added a year and half ago the specter of Lipobay.
“Half of people with high cholesterol could benefit simply by changing your lifestyle: modifying the diet, losing weight and exercising would solve many of the cases of hypercholesterolemia,” said Dr. Alejandro Ugarte, head Section Nutrition and Diabetes Education Center and Research Medical Clinics (Cemic). Beyond reducing caloric intake, and replacing animal fat by vegetable, there are certain foods that are very good allies of all who seek to control their cholesterol levels.
“There are margarines, milks and yoghurts enriched with phytosterols, which are a natural product of plants that can reduce cholesterol” said Dr. Alfredo Lozada, chief of the Center for Lipid and Prevention, Cardiovascular Institute Buenos Aires (ICBA) -. For Moreover, cold-water fish contain omega 3, a substance that helps to reduce triglyceride levels. ”
Adopt a routine of physical exercise-especially aerobic and smoking cessation are two other changes in habit that collaborate in the fight against high cholesterol.
By Sebastian A. Rivers of the editors of La Nacion
