Does anyone know a site explaining what foods someone with high cholesterol can and can't eat?

Question

My Step father recently got a blood exam back, and was found to have nearly three times the normal amount of cholesterol. The whole family is going on the same diet to support his change. I'm not really sure what we should be going out and buying to stock the house with. Any information you can give, a site or explanation?

Answer 1

Get your stepfather to have his doctor refer him to a dietician or nutritionist.
Meanwhile:
Guide to choosing low-c foods
http://uuhsc.utah.edu/pated/handouts/handout.cfm?id=889
Food guide & info (PDF) here
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/NCR335.pdf
More
http://www.lipitor.com/cwp/appmanager/lipitor/lipitorDesktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=foodForThought
Recipes & more
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/lf_hl_low_cholesterol/0,2495,FOOD_19756,00.html

About high & low cholesterol foods
http://www.all-about-lowering-cholesterol.com/cholesterol-foods.html

More about shopping/choosing
http://howtodothings.com/health-and-fitness/a2011-how-to-choose-low-cholesterol-foods.html
Shopping tip sheet
http://www.nhlbisupport.com/chd1/Tipsheets/lookfor.htm

How lucky he is to have you & such a supportive family.

Answer 2

I used to have high cholesterol. Was taking the drugs, etc. Even exercise didn't seem to help much.

Then I got sick and lost 30 pounds. Guess what? Perfect cholesterol.

Sooo... I'd recommend concentrating on losing weight, not on a strict anti-cholesterol diet.

Answer 3

Down here in Texas, we have a place called Whataburger. Their burgers are huge, a single regular sized one is enough to fill you up. They offer a triple patty burger that looks like it comes with a toe tag. That in my opinion would be the most unhealthy thing, especially if you add bacon and cheese and mayo.

Answer 4

Go to webmd.com and do a search on high cholesterol.

Answer 5

It's really not that complicated. Eat lots of vegetables, wholegrain oat products, stick with low fat foods, eliminate beef and dairy. Take a half teaspoon of cinnamon per day, a capsule of garlique, a capsule of policosanol, and exercise. Oh, and visit this website: http://www.drmcdougall.com

He'll be down to where he belongs in a few months.

Answer 6

Nutrition and cardiac experts offer the following suggestions:


purchasing low-fat or fat-free dairy products such as milk, cheese, sour cream, and yogurt


eating lean red meats, chicken without skin, and fish


reducing consumption of foods high in saturated fat such as french fries


avoid foods that are rich sources of cholesterol such as eggs, liver, cheese, and bacon


eating smaller servings


keeping a food journal and writing down everything eaten each day


prepare food by microwaving, boiling, broiling, or baking food instead of frying


trimming the fat from meat before cooking it.

What you eat. Two main nutrients in the foods you eat make your LDL ("bad") cholesterol level go up: saturated fat, a type of fat found mostly in foods that come from animals; and cholesterol, which comes only from animal products. Saturated fat raises your LDL-cholesterol level more than anything else in the diet. Eating too much saturated fat and cholesterol is the main reason for high levels of cholesterol and a high rate of heart attacks in the United States. Reducing the amount of saturated fat and cholesterol you eat is a very important step in reducing your blood cholesterol levels. For more, please visit the Nutrition Center

Answer 7

I think you can eat hotdogs made out of buffalo meat and tofu burgers

Answer 8

http://www.everydayhealth.com/

Answer 9

Try http://cholesterol.about.com or http://www.americanheart.org.

Answer 10

Cholesterol -Get your LDL (bad cholesterol) levels checked at least once a year. (Target: Below 100 mg/dL). Triglycerides. (Target: Less than 150 mg/dL) Serum Cholesterol (Target: Less than 200 mg/dL) HDL (good cholesterol) (Target: More than 50 mg/dL)
Dyslipidemia is elevation of plasma cholesterol and/or TGs or a low HDL level that contributes to the development of atherosclerosis. Causes may be primary (genetic) or secondary. Diagnosis is by measuring plasma levels of total cholesterol, TGs, and individual lipoproteins. Treatment is dietary changes, exercise, and lipid-lowering drugs.
Eat a low-cholesterol, low-fat diet. This kind of diet includes cottage cheese, fat-free milk, fish (not canned in oil), vegetables, poultry, egg whites, and polyunsaturated oils and margarines (corn, safflower, canola, and soybean oils). Avoid foods with excess fat in them such as meat (especially liver and fatty meat), egg yolks, whole milk, cream, butter, shortening, lard, pastries, cakes, cookies, gravy, peanut butter, chocolate, olives, potato chips, coconut, cheese (other than cottage cheese), coconut oil, palm oil, and fried foods.
Changes in lifestyle habits are the main therapy for hypertriglyceridemia. These are the changes you need to make:
•If you're overweight, cut down on calories to reach your ideal body weight. This includes all sources of calories, from fats, proteins, carbohydrates and alcohol.
•Reduce the saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol content of your diet.
•Reduce your intake of alcohol considerably. Even small amounts of alcohol can lead to large changes in plasma triglyceride levels.
•Be physically active for at least 30 minutes on most or all days each week.
•People with high triglycerides may need to substitute monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats — such as those found in canola oil, olive oil or liquid margarine — for saturated fats. Substituting carbohydrates for fats may raise triglyceride levels and may decrease HDL ("good") cholesterol in some people.
•Substitute fish high in omega-3 fatty acids instead of meats high in saturated fat like hamburger. Fatty fish like mackerel, lake trout, herring, sardines, albacore tuna and salmon are high in omega-3 fatty acids.
Please see the web pages for more details on Hyperlipidemia (Dyslipidemia), High blood cholesterol and Triglycerides.