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How To Reduce Cholesterol And Triglyceride?

Hi I got my lipid profile done and below is the result. I am worris w.r.t to the high cholestrol and rigycerides. Can you Pls. hlp to reduce it.
I am 28 yrs old male.
S.Cholestrol 255,s. triglyceride 276, HDL 36, LDL 163.8,VLDL 55.2,LDLC/HDLC ratio 4.5,TC/HDLC ratio 7.0.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello thanx for using hcm
1 .your total lipid profile looks high but nothing to panic , with diet modification and lifestyle change you can reduce and get back to normal.
2 .consume low fat, low carbohydrate diet.
3 .Avoid saturated and trans fats like ghee, butter, cream, cheese, redmeats, organ meats, full fat dairy products,processed meats, bakery products ..
4 .Excess of carbohydrates turns into trigylcerides.Avoid simple sugars, juices, sweets, sweetened drinks.Consume small portion of cereals.
5 .Include lot of fibre in your diet like vegetables.
6 .Niacin rich diet helps in reducing cholesterol levels
7 .Along with this physical exercise is must in reducing cholesterol.
Thanx take care.
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How To Reduce Cholesterol And Triglyceride?

Hello thanx for using hcm 1 .your total lipid profile looks high but nothing to panic , with diet modification and lifestyle change you can reduce and get back to normal. 2 .consume low fat, low carbohydrate diet. 3 .Avoid saturated and trans fats like ghee, butter, cream, cheese, redmeats, organ meats, full fat dairy products,processed meats, bakery products .. 4 .Excess of carbohydrates turns into trigylcerides.Avoid simple sugars, juices, sweets, sweetened drinks.Consume small portion of cereals. 5 .Include lot of fibre in your diet like vegetables. 6 .Niacin rich diet helps in reducing cholesterol levels 7 .Along with this physical exercise is must in reducing cholesterol. Thanx take care.