LIFE STYLE CHANGES FOR HEALTHY LIVING
MUFA – MONOUNSATURATED
FATTY ACID Cholesterol Neutral
1. Maintain ideal weight
2. Regular exercises, Yoga
3. No Smoking.
4. Diet : “Avoid extra salt
“Rich helping of Vegetable and Fruits, Fish, Fibre, Whole grain.
“Avoid cholesterol rich food (Ghee, Butter, Red Meat, Cream, Yellow of Egg).
“Avoid Alcohol or not more than 2 small drinks.
5. Management of stress & psychosocial factors.
Health Check Up
1. Report to Doctor for cardiac check up if you experience pain/discomfort in
Chest, upper abdomen, Jew, arms at rest, on effort or shortness of breath on
exertion.
2. Periodic health check up (BP, Blood Sugar, Cholesterol, ECG)
3. If you have hypertension, Diabetes, high cholesterol or heart disease ensure
optimal treatment besides life style changes.
Smoking
Hypertension
Diabetes Mellitus
Hypercholesterolemia
Obesity
Age
Gender
Weight *BMI (KG/M2
Underweight <18.5
Normal 18.5-24.9
Overweight 25-29.9
Obese >30
*BMI – Weight in kg/(Height in Meter)2
Cholesterol (mg)
LDl Cholesterol
Total Cholesterol
HDL Cholesterol
<100 optimal <200 desirable <40 Low
100-129 Near optimal 200-239 Borderline <60 High
130-139 Borderline >240 High
160-189 High
Triglycerides
>190 Very High <150 Optimal
150-250 Borderline
250-400 High
>400 Very High
FATTY ACID CONTENT IN COOKING OIL & NUTS
Calories Total MUFA PUFA SAFA
Per
100g Fatg g g g
Cooking Oil
Sunflower Oil,
high oleic (>70%)
884 100 84 4 10
Safflower
Sunflower Oil, high oleic (>70%)
884 100 75 14 6
Olive Oil
884 100 75 14 6
Almond Oil
884 100 70 14 8
Mustard
Oil
884 100 59 21 12
Canola Oil
884 100 59 30 7
Cod liver Oil
902 100 47 23 23
Ground Oil
884 100 46 32 17
Sunflower Oil Linoletic
(<60%)
884 100 45 40 10
Sesame Oil
884 100 40 42 14
Rice Bran Oil
884 100 39 35 20
Palm Oil
884 100 37 9 49
Cocoa Butter
884 100 33 3 60
Corn Oil
884 100 29 59 13
Soybean Oil
884 100 23 58 14
Walnut Oil
884 100 23 63 9
Sunflower Oil, linoletic
(>60%)
884 100 20 66 10
Cottonseed Oil
884 100 18 52 26
Sunflower Oil, linoletic
(>70%)
884 100 14 75 6
Palm Kernel Oil
862 100 11 2 82
Coconut Oil
862 100 6 2 87
Nuts
Almonds
597 53 34 13 4
Cashew nuts
574 46 27 8 9
Walnuts
607 34 7 22 3
Coconuts meat,
creamed
684 69 3 1 61
Coconut meat,
Sweetened
501 35 2 0 31
SAFA – POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID
SAFA – SATURATED FATTY ACID Increases cholesterol level
Recommended fat content of diet Fat 30% of total Calories
SAFA – 7% of total Calories
MUFA – 12 to 15% of total calories
PUFA – 8-11% of total calories