Diet
We recommend that you speak with your primary care provider concerning dietary restrictions, particularly if you have diabetes.
We have nutrition specialists available to serve as consultants or as resources, should you desire. What you eat effects your overall being, particularly if you have coronary artery disease or high cholesterol or triglycerides. This is one risk factor that we can control. We can try to control the amount of fat and salt that we use and try to maintain or modify our weight.
American Heart Association Recommendations
Here are some basic guidelines for a low-fat low cholesterol diet.
- Keep your total fat intake to less than 30 percent (25 percent is better). No more than 7-10 percent of your total calories should come from saturated fat.
- Limit your cholesterol intake to no more than 300 milligrams per day. For example: one whole egg contains 213 milligrams of cholesterol.
- Keep sodium intake to no more than 2,000 to 3,000 milligrams (2-3 grams) per day. Remember that a teaspoon of salt contains 2,300 milligrams of sodium.
- If you drink alcohol, do so in moderation. One drink per day is considered moderate for women. Two drinks per day is considered moderate for men. (one drink = 6oz of wine, 12 oz of beer, one oz of hard liquor).
- Maintain a healthy body weight.
- Eat a wide variety of foods. A balance to our food choices is what is important.
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