Diet Makes a Difference

Doctors often tell their patients who have high cholesterol to follow a low cholesterol diet or "heart healthy diet" when there blood cholesterol level is high, or if they have a family history of heart disease. Then, it's up to you!

7 Major and Big Mistakes

Many people make diet changes and despite their efforts, not much happens! 
These are the common mistakes

- Trading one source of fat or cholesterol for another 
- Cutting back too much on total fat.  
- Giving up too soon on diet
- Quitting your diet once you start medications
- Taking supplements instead of changing what you eat
- Following high fat, low carbohydrate diets
- Not getting professional help with your diet

Cholesterol and Diet

For some people, diet and losing weight is all that is needed to get their cholesterol numbers down to a healthy range.

For others, diet may have little impact. But you won't know the impact diet has unless you are truly following a heart healthy diet and not making the common mistakes listed above.

How do you know if you're getting the most out of your diet? Get professional help from the nutrition experts, registered dietitians who have specific training and expertise in dealing with heart healthy diets. more