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Many people like to eat and treat him as their favorite activity, even without taking into account the type of food they are eating into his body. High cholesterol is often the food we eat, but also a small change in diet will cause a significant impact on their health. But there are diets that help reduce your cholesterol levels, you need only follow and you will benefit from it in return.

If you’re wondering, as cholesterol has on your body, your food intake increases HDL or good cholesterol and reduce consumption of foods rich in “bad” cholesterol or LDL, which have clogged arteries or atherosclerosis leads to a smaller increase, which is the major factor in heart disease and stroke.

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The change to a healthy, Slim Fast diet plan for the goodwill to help your cholesterol and therefore reduce the risk of stroke, blood pressure, heart attack and other heart problems. During a change of lifestyle, it is important to a diet high in protein, perhaps even a diet of eggs, breakfast low carb, low carb desserts, low carb snacks. It can also help if you eat foods containing fiber, such as fruits, vegetables and cereals.

Here are some tips on how to moderate fat foods in your diet:

If you are a person who feels he can not stop eating certain foods high in fat, you can still do, but in moderation. For example, instead of three usually eat cookies, eat just one. Look for foods that are substitutes for your favorite high fat content. For example, buying popcorn instead of peanuts. You can also choose low-carb snacks. Fat has over twice the calories of carbohydrates or protein. For this reason, it is prudent to minimize all types of fat intake. Excess fat in the diet can lead to more weight.

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I always thought that the transition from butter to margarine to reduce cholesterol. Now I have heard many rumors that margarine contains something worse than cholesterol – trans fatty acids. Regarding the advantages and disadvantages, is in good health to continue with margarine or butter?

Butter
Advantages: The butter is generally natural, and usually two main ingredients: cream and salt.
Disadvantages: cream, also known as milk fat contains saturated fat and cholesterol. These two ingredients of the diet has been shown that levels of cholesterol in the blood and increase the risk of cardiac and vascular diseases. A single tablespoon of butter contains 7 grams of saturated fat media, the recommended value of one day. Eating butter also brings a lot of calories.

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Before choosing a drug for lowering cholesterol, it is necessary to know the different types of drugs available for lowering cholesterol and promoting a healthy lifestyle.

Statins are probably among the most popular drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol. Inhibit production of cholesterol by the liver. Statins lower bad cholesterol known as LDL, and increase levels of good cholesterol known as HDL.

Another form of drug niacin to reduce cholesterol. It is a B vitamin found in many foods, but can be prescribed as a medicine at high prices. It lowers LDL cholesterol and HDL cholesterol increased slightly more than statins.

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