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I was recently diagnosed with high triglycerides……and some of the options to lower were to become a vegetarian.
Is there any products that a vegetarian could wat, but a person with high triglycerides can’t………..
thanks in advance
(i meant eat not wat)
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Absolutely; triglycerides come from meat, particularly red meat. Going veg would lower them considerably.
If you eat a healthy, low-calorie vegetarian diet, it will help you lose weight. Avoid cheese, too.
What’s the best way to lower triglycerides?
Healthy lifestyle choices are key.
Lose excess pounds. If you’re overweight, losing the excess pounds can help lower your triglycerides. Motivate yourself by focusing on the benefits of losing weight, such as more energy and improved health.
Cut back on calories. Remember that excess calories are converted to triglycerides and stored as fat. Reducing your calories will reduce triglycerides.
Avoid sugary and refined foods. Simple carbohydrates, such as sugar and foods made with white flour, can cause a sudden increase in insulin production. This can increase triglycerides.
Limit the cholesterol in your diet. Aim for no more than 300 milligrams (mg) of cholesterol a day — or less than 200 mg if you have heart disease. Avoid the most concentrated sources of cholesterol, including meats high in saturated fat, egg yolks and whole milk products.
Choose healthier fats. Trade saturated fat for healthier monounsaturated fat, found in olive, peanut and canola oils. Substitute fish high in omega-3 fatty acids — such as mackerel and salmon — for red meat.
Eliminate trans fat. Trans fat can be found in fried foods and many commercial baked products, such as cookies, crackers and snack cakes. But don’t rely on packages that are labeled "trans fat-free." In the United States, if a food contains less than 0.5 grams of trans fat per serving, it can be labeled trans fat-free. Even though those amounts seem small, they can add up quickly if you eat a lot of foods containing small amounts of trans fat. Instead, read the ingredients list. You can tell that a food has trans fat in it if it contains partially hydrogenated oil.
Avoid alcoholic beverages. Alcohol is high in calories and sugar and has a particularly potent effect on triglycerides. Even small amounts of alcohol can raise triglyceride levels.
Exercise regularly. Aim for at least 30 minutes of physical activity on most or all days of the week. Regular exercise can boost "good" cholesterol while lowering "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides. Take a brisk daily walk, swim laps or join an exercise group. If you don’t have time to exercise for 30 minutes, try squeezing it in 10 minutes at a time. Take a short walk, climb the stairs at work, or try some sit-ups or push-ups as you watch television.
I think kfaulk211 is mixing up triglycerides and cholesterol. Red meat has lots of cholesterol, so avoiding it can lower your “bad” cholesterol.
I’ve been a vegetarian for 15 years and I seem to have the typical cholesterol profile of a vegetarian that eats too many carbs and doesn’t get enough exercise. I have very low “bad” cholesterol (unlike my meat-eating relatives who take drugs for that). Unfortunately, I also have low “good” cholesterol, and very high triglycerides.
I’d follow elise_flowerchild’s advice. I know avoiding simple carbs and exercising more helped lower my triglycerides. But in the past year or so, I’ve been slacking. Eating more sweets and not exercising. Now my triglycerides are dangerously high. I’ll probably have to temporarily compromise my vegetarian principles and take an omega-3 fish oil pill to help lower my triglycerides from the “very high” category. I hope exercising and avoiding sweets will lower it even further into the “normal” category.
I did a little more research and it appears kfaulk211 is correct too.
I just wanted the original poster to know that becoming a vegetarian won’t necessarily lower your triglycerides. If you eat too much, eat a lot of carbs, and don’t exercise you may end up with very high triglycerides like me. I’m afraid if you give up meat, you may end up eating more carbs and I get the impression that too many carbs causes more triglyceride problems than too much meat.
Take a flax oil supplement, or use flaxseeds to get your omegas – no need for fish oil.