A Diet To Lower LDL Cholesterol!?If this excess cholesterol is not brought back to liver, it will start accumulating within your arteries and may lead to some serious health problems like heart attack and stroke. One Diet to Lower LDL Cholesterol is The Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC). It was made public in May 2001 by National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) on release of new guidelines for people with high cholesterol and risks of heart disease. T he TLC diet is accepted and endorsed by the American Heart Association (AHA) for people with high cholesterol. New recommendations have been made by NCEP and AHA for people having high bad cholesterol levels and are at risk of developing heart disease and stroke. Click here to view a Free Video presentation on “Lowering Cholesterol Naturally”.. What Does The TLC Diet To Lower LDL Cholesterol Recommends?1 - About 25% to 35% calories should be obtained from fats on daily basis. However, one need to avoid saturated fats or trans fats as these fats are not healthy and can raise your “bad cholesterol” if taken regularly. Good fat source will be those with unsaturated fats as these fats are good for your health as they lower down LDL or “bad” cholesterol levels. You can have nuts and fish products to add unsaturated fats in your LDL diet.
3 - Proteins on the other hand should be source of your daily 15% calories. 4 - The TLC diet further recommends use of soluble fiber and plant sterols to be added in diet.
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