Diet for People with High Blood Cholesterol

Carrots – a daily food option for individuals with high blood cholesterol levels.

The cholesterol content in your diet affects the overall cholesterol levels in your blood. This fat is primarily found in animal-derived foods, especially organ meats such as brains, liver, kidneys, heart, stomach, intestines, and eggs.

Each day, the cholesterol intake should be below 300 mg. You can refer to the cholesterol content in some foods (in mg of cholesterol per 100g of food):

For individuals with high blood cholesterol, a reasonable diet includes: reducing animal fats, increasing vegetable oils (not exceeding 20g/day), consuming less meat, eating more fish and soybean products, and plenty of fruits and vegetables (500-600g/day, choosing less sweet varieties). The energy intake should be below 1,800 Kcal/day. It is advisable to choose carbohydrates from grains and tubers, while limiting sugars, cane sugar, sweets, and soft drinks.

Foods to Include in Your Daily Diet

• Vegetables: Mustard greens, water spinach, amaranth, cucumbers, melons, malabar spinach, okra, zucchini, pumpkins, bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, carrots, kohlrabi, chayote, etc.
• Low-sugar fruits: Plums, grapefruits, peaches, oranges, tangerines, pears, apples, dragon fruit, watermelons.
• Rice and tubers: About 200-250g/day.
• Lean beef, lean pork, chicken (skin removed), and low-fat fish.
• Soy milk, tofu, and jelly.

Foods to Limit

• Rice, tubers, and other grains: A maximum of 3 bowls of rice/day.
• Sugars, candies, and soft drinks.
• Very sweet fruits: Bananas, jackfruit, custard apples, lychees, longans, mangoes.
  Sweetened condensed milk.
• Eggs: 1-2 eggs/week.

Foods to Avoid Completely

• Organ meats: Brains, hearts, livers, kidneys, stomachs, pork sausage.
• Fatty meats, animal fats, coconut oil, palm oil.
• Butter, cheese, chocolate.
• Whole milk powder.
• When preparing meals, prioritize steaming and boiling, while limiting frying and deep-frying.