Breakfast skipping occurs
regularly among workers in Malaysia. The reasons could be busy and have no time
to prepare breakfast. There are many definitions for ‘breakfast skipping’. It
includes; 1) skip breakfast at least one time per week 2) skip breakfast at
least six times per week 3) rarely or never eat breakfast, or eat breakfast
less or 2 days per week 4) usually skip breakfast, or never or almost never
eat breakfast 5) no breakfast on the day of the survey, dietary recall or food
record 6) not eating a morning meal at home.
Showing posts with label LDL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LDL. Show all posts
Twelve Steps for Heart Healthy Eating
Tuesday, 13 January 2015
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alcohol,
fat,
fruits,
health,
heart,
heart disease,
LDL,
saturated fat,
trans fat,
vegetables
Even you are on medications, following heart healthy eating pattern help to further reduce the risk of heart diseases. Medication is not everything. What you have to do is have fun and enjoy your healthy meals.
1. Never miss three important meals;
breakfast, lunch and dinner.
2. Olive oil, canola oil, peanut oil
and avocado can reduce LDL cholesterol level.
3. Add cereals to your breakfast
drink and have some whole oatmeal before you start your day.
4. Choose low fat milk or low fat
milk products everyday.
5. Say no to chips, high fat crackers
and ice cream.
6. Rarely include deep fried food and
butter in your meal. Avoid cream and sour cream.
7. Drink plenty of water everyday and
avoid the intake of alcohol.
8. Fish and soy products are recommended to be eaten everyday.
9. Have variety of fruits and
vegetable everyday. Make them into special snacks or salads.
10. If possible, prepare meals at home
and no fast food anymore.
11. Use less sugar and less salt when
preparing meals.
12. When buying food products, read
the labels carefully. Choose foods with low sodium, saturated fat, trans-fat,
and sugar.
Cholesterol and Exercise
What are the tricks to reduce
cholesterol? When we are talking about cholesterol, we have to know that there
are two main types of cholesterol; bad cholesterol and good cholesterol. We are hoping that bad cholesterol will
be reduced and good cholesterol will be increased. Instead of healthy eating,
exercise can be a vital tool in lowering bad cholesterol. There are many ways
of exercise such as walking, jogging, running, swimming, biking and yoga which
appear to give impact in lowering bad cholesterol.
Diabetes and Ramadan
Monday, 14 July 2014
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blood sugar,
carbohydrate,
diabetes,
Dietitian,
fast,
fat,
HDL,
LDL,
MUFA,
Muslim,
PUFA,
Ramadan,
weight loss
During
Ramadan, Muslims abstain from food, drink, use oral medications and smoking
during daylight hours, before fajr (dawn) to sunset. Fasting during
Ramadan is obligatory upon every sane, healthy Muslim whose reached puberty and
is not traveling during the time of fasting. But how can Muslim diabetic
patients restrain from eating their drugs? What are the complications that they
may face during Ramadan?
Reducing Cholesterol With Oats
Monday, 24 March 2014
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beta-glucan,
cholesterol,
HDL,
heart,
heart disease,
LDL,
oat,
soluble fiber
Cholesterol is important to our body but it should be
at normal levels. If the level is too high, it becomes danger that puts us at
very high risk of heart attack. The main functions of cholesterol are as part
of making cell walls, producing vitamin D and making certain hormones.
Trans Fat Is A Trouble Maker
Saturday, 30 November 2013
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breast cancer,
cancer,
diabetes,
fat,
LDL,
stroke,
trans fat
It is clear that we need to include fat in our diet. There are many types of fat which can provide benefits or may prove to be
unhealthy if too much is eaten. Here, the story is about trans fats or their
full name is trans fatty acids. Natural trans fats can be found in cheese, beef,
lamb and mutton. Food such as biscuits, cakes, cookies, crackers and other
snack food often contain high amount of trans fat in the from of hydrogenated
vegetables oil.
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