Hi XXXXXXX

Thank you for posting the query.

The test results provided by you indicate that your lipid profile is largely under control. However there is still a need to consider the dietary modifications to streamline the cholesterol levels and to ensure that your heart is always in good health.

Ice-cream is made from full cream milk, being an animal food, it contains free cholesterol and other fats. The plant foods do not have any cholesterol as such but, excessive consumption of vegetable fat and calories would result in XXXXXXX cholesterol production. It is therefore important that you regulate the calorie and fat intake in your diet.

The following considerations might be helpful:
     Include more fruits and vegetables in the diet- Add salads and fruits in daily meals. Avoid the salad dressings Coconut, fried vegetables, canned fruits and preserved vegetables and try to take whole fruits instead of juices.
     Take controlled portions- Try not to overload the plate. Eat just as much you need. Include different varieties of foods, like dal, vegetable, curd, chapatti and salad. Ensure that the amounts are appropriate and a keep a track of the portions that you have had.
     Check your fat- limit the intake of the saturated fats like ghee, cream and butter. Include the healthy fats like vegetable oils in the diet. Restrict the fat intake to 5-6 tsp. per day and avoid the deep-fried preparations. Cream and butter preparations, like puffs, cakes and cookies are also to be avoided. Nuts and Dry fruits may be included in the diet, while keeping a check on their quantities. Choose from the leaner portions of non-veg. Avoid egg yolk, use the white portion only. Red meats and organ meats are XXXXXXX in saturated and Trans fats, therefore best avoided.
Avoid: Butter, Cream sauce, Hydrogenated fat, Cocoa butter, Coconut fat, pure Ghee, processed cheese and cream and other commercially baked food items.
Choose: Olive oil, Canola oil, Margarine that's free of trans fats and Vegetable Oils

     Include Whole grains and pulses – like wheat, Bajra, Ragi etc. Do not sieve the flour while preparing the dough. Include oats, broken wheat and muesli in the diet. Make way for a variety of legumes and pulses, to ensure sufficient protein supply.
     Watch the sodium- taking excessive sodium increases the risk of elevated blood pressure. Foods that contain salt and sodium based preservatives should be avoided.
Consider the following:
     Read the labels to check the sodium content of the food item.
     Stop adding table salt in the food.
     Avoid salted salads, pickles and papads.
     Packaged and preserved foods have the sodium based preservatives. The intake of these should be avoided as far as possible.
     Avoid taking the ready to eat snacks. These are generally from bakery, and thus contain sodium.
     Exercise regularly – divide your exercise into small portions and do them on a regular basis. Be aware of your body’s limit. Never push yourself too much and rest after every session.

Hope this satisfies your query.

Meenakshi

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Hello XXXXXXX

A combined diet of sugar, non veg and fat is sufficient to pull the cholesterol out of the normal range, and in your case both ice cream and non vegetarian foods have played a role. As mentioned, you are on regular physical exercises, which means that you have managed a good metabolic rate, but at the same time the intake of cream and non veg increased to twice daily, with same activity index, resulting in deranged lipid profile.
The response of body to the changed diet varies from person to person. But with increased activity and intake of fiber XXXXXXX and low salt diet, you would observe better results.

Hope this helps.

Meenakhsi

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