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Quantity Ingredient
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SATURATED FATS Keep
HOW SATURATED ARE THESE FATS?
UNSATURATED UNSATURATED
49 26 peanut oil 23 46
12 78 canola oil 6 62 32

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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW IF YOUR BLOOD CHOLESTEROL IS TOO HIGH Over 50% of the population in the US have blood cholesterol levels over 200. Anything over 200 can involve risks. Even thogh this number may sound normal to you, it may be too high for long term good health. To some, success is getting the LDL level under 130. to others, it is lowering the ratio of the total cholesterol to HDL to less than 4.0. Ideally, you want high HDL levels and llow total and LDL cholesterol levels. Adopting a diet that reduces both cholesterol adn saturated fat is the first step in reducing your blood cholesterol levels. Regular aerobic exercise can assist in controlling your weight and raising your HDL (good) cholesterol levels. Individuals who are unable to reduce their cholesterol (by dietary and lifestyle changes) to acceptable levels, may need the assistance of their physician. If your triglycerides number is high (over 150), tyr cutting down on total calories, alcohol and refined sugar, along with saturated fat. This might be helpful.

: WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW TO LOWER YOU BLOOD CHOLESTEROL Limit the amount of saturated fat and cholesterol you eat.

Have your blood cholesterol checked. If it is over 200mg/dL, have all of your lipoproteins measured-total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and triglycerides. You must fast for 12 hours to have this test accurately measured.

Set your blood cholesterol goal. If your level remains more than 200mg/dL, seek the help of your physican for your appropriate goal.

Make sure you ask your physician about your ratio (total cholesterol to HDL).

Determine how much you should weigh.

Determine how many calories you must eat to maintain the weight you desire. Calorie requirements depend on your sex, frame size and activity level. Multiply your desired weight x 15 and this will determine an approximate calorie allotment to maintain or reach that weight.

Multiply your total daily calorie allotment by 10%, 9% or 6% to determine your maximum daily saturated fat budget; follow a low fat eating plan and retest your blood cholesterol in three months.

Try to get your ratio under 4.0 and get your LDL cholesterol under 130. Of course, ensuring a good ratio means keeping your total cholesterol under 200.

If blood cholesterol is still above 200mg/dL after 6 months, begin a restricted saturated fat diet using a 6% or even a 3% multiplication factor to determine what your maximum daily saturated fat budget should be. It should come down with this dietary modification. If it doesn't, you should check with your physician for further ideas as to how to lower your cholesterol level.

The key to getting your cholesterol numbers where they should be is: EATING LESS SATURATED FAT AND CHOLESTEROL-AND EXERCISING AEROBICALLY! Maintaining "good numbers" is one of the most important steps you can take to improve the odds that you won't have a heart attack! track of all the saturated fats and cholesterol you eat every day.

Try to eat a variety of foods. Try choosing foods with the lowest possible amount of saturated fat and cholesterol in them. If you keep a running total fo the saturated fat you eat, you will have better luck controlling your saturated fat intake for the day. The same is true for cholesterol. Modify your recipes to make them low or non-fat through substitutions.

FATS: %SATURATED %MONO %POLY coconut oil 92 8 0 palm kernal oil 81 11 2 butter 59 37 4 palm oil 50 32 18 lard 38 52 10 cottonseed oil 25 16 59 crisco 25 : 31 soybean oil 16 21 63 sesame oil 14 40 42 olive oil 12 81 7 corn oil 11 31 58 sunflower oil 10 20 66 safflower oil 10 You can see by this chart that coconut oil has the highest percentage of saturated fat. This is a fat you should really avoid when possible. Canola oil contains the lowest percentage of unsaturated fat, and would be a wiser choice. Remember, olive oil has the highest percentage of monounsaturated fat which has veen shown to help lower the LDL, (bad), cholesteroll levels in the blood. Therefore, Olive Oil would be your best choice.

Butter Busters by Pam Mycoskie ISBN 0-446-67040-5 Entered by Carolyn Shaw 2-95

Submitted By CAROLYN SHAW On 02-15-95

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