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What Is The Diet For High Ldl Cholesterol And Congenital Heart Disease?
i am 48 years man with 150/89 bp & little more LDL cholesterol. but i am slim & 67 kg weight. by birth congenital heart disease i mean murmur in my heart. i am not following any diet. i am taking pill amalguard 5 mg for bp & rosuvas- 5 mg for cholesterol. kindly advise me what kind of diet i must follow.
Tue, 12 Jan 2016
Good Day Sir, You ask a question with very lengthy answers. In general, anyone diagnosed with high blood pressure should lower their sodium intake to 1500 - 2300 mg sodium per day. This means reading labels, avoiding fast foods and frozen prepared dinners. The DASH diet has been recommended for controlling high blood pressure. If you were my patient, I would have you review the concepts of this diet which can be found at: http://dashdiet.org/default.asp or just "search" for the diet online.
To lower your LDL many more changes need to be made.
Since there is limited space here I am going to first refer you to the principles outlined in the Mediterrean diet, a meal plan that lowers saturated fat, increases fiber, increases omega 3 and other good fats by eating olives and other good fats, while enjoying colorful varieties of fruits, vegetables whole grains.
Many individuals with hyperlipidemia are B-12 deficient even if it doesn't show in the tests. Exercise is important in lowering both blood pressure and lipids. The US guidelines are 150 minutes per week, preferably in 30 minute increments at 70% of your maximum heart rate (220-age = maximum heart rate x .7 = target heart rate).
I hope this helps get you started and provides you a roadmap of where to go to get the information you need. Regards, Kathryn Shattler, MS,RDN
To lower your LDL many more changes need to be made.
Since there is limited space here I am going to first refer you to the principles outlined in the Mediterrean diet, a meal plan that lowers saturated fat, increases fiber, increases omega 3 and other good fats by eating olives and other good fats, while enjoying colorful varieties of fruits, vegetables whole grains.
Many individuals with hyperlipidemia are B-12 deficient even if it doesn't show in the tests. Exercise is important in lowering both blood pressure and lipids. The US guidelines are 150 minutes per week, preferably in 30 minute increments at 70% of your maximum heart rate (220-age = maximum heart rate x .7 = target heart rate).
I hope this helps get you started and provides you a roadmap of where to go to get the information you need. Regards, Kathryn Shattler, MS,RDN
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