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Subject: Nutrition & Weight Control: Small Changes Equal Big Impact on Your
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Johns Hopkins Health Alerts:
Nutrition and Weight Loss
Small Changes Equal Big Impact on Your Cholesterol
Exercise and adopt a healthy diet. This age-old advice still holds true
for those of us who need to improve our cholesterol profiles. In this Health
Alert, Johns Hopkins nutritionists provide practical advice to help you achieve
your cholesterol goals -- even if you also take statin medication. Read on ...
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Small Changes Equal Big Impact on Your Cholesterol
Exercise and adopt a healthy diet. This age-old advice still holds true
for those of us who need to improve our cholesterol profiles. In this Health
Alert, Johns Hopkins nutritionists provide practical advice to help you achieve
your cholesterol goals -- even if you also take statin medication.
You hear it all the time: Watch your cholesterol. Elevated cholesterol
levels, along with high blood pressure, smoking, and excess weight, increase
your risk of coronary heart disease. But what exactly does watching your
cholesterol entail?
It means lowering low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, the type
that narrows arteries, while striving to boost high-density lipoprotein (HDL)
cholesterol ("good" cholesterol), which helps remove LDL cholesterol deposited
in artery walls.
Total cholesterol levels should be less than 200 mg/dL, with LDL
cholesterol as low as 70 mg/dL if you have coronary heart disease and as high
as 160 mg/dL if you have no risk factors for coronary heart disease. Ideally,
HDL cholesterol should be above 60 mg/dL or at least above 40 mg/dL in men and
50 mg/dL in women.
But to take the next step by making lifestyle changes to get your
cholesterol levels in the right range, you need a game plan. That applies
whether or not you've been prescribed a cholesterol-lowering medication.
Small Changes, Big Impact -- Try making gradual heart-healthy changes
in your current diet. You're more likely to stick with your new eating plan if
you start slowly:
a.. Add a vegetable serving to your lunch or dinner.
b.. Substitute a piece of fruit for cookies, cake, or ice cream as
your dessert or snack.
c.. Drink low-fat or skim milk at lunch instead of soda.
d.. Cut back on meat portions by a half or a third at each meal.
(Shoot to eat 3 oz, the size of a deck of cards.) Select only lean cuts; trim
away fat; broil, roast, or boil (don't fry!); and remove skin from poultry.
e.. Eat one or two meatless meals a week.
f.. Choose whole-grain foods. (Look for the word "whole" instead of
"unbleached" or "enriched" as part of the first ingredient listed in a
product.)
In addition to dietary changes, experts recommend burning 1,500
calories a week with exercise to impact levels of cholesterol and especially
triglycerides, which breaks down to about 20-30 minutes of daily
moderate-intensity activity like walking, swimming, or cycling.
While lifestyle is important, oftentimes using a medication, like a
statin, is the most effective way to reduce LDL cholesterol. Still, dietary
changes can help ward off the need for drugs or help your medication work more
effectively.
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