High Cholesterol? Try to Limit Consumption of These Types of Food

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An expert reveals the benefits of avoiding consuming these foods in your forties. This helps overcome cholesterol and high blood pressure problems.

Meat is a food with diverse nutritional content. Starting from protein, vitamins and minerals that the body actually needs.

Consuming quality beef in moderation offers various benefits, from optimizing blood production, preventing anemia, optimizing immunity, to optimizing muscle function.

However, meat consumption does not always offer benefits because this food can also pose a risk of harm in the long term. Moreover, when consumed in excess it can cause the risk of digestive problems and increase cholesterol.

An expert advises avoiding meat to maintain cholesterol levels and blood pressure. The advice is to focus more on those who are starting to reach the age of forty.

According to the Getsurrey website, foods that need to be avoided are steaks. It is best not to consume this delicious dish when someone is in their 40s.

A study from Stanford University in the United States found that there are changes in lipid metabolism (synthesis and degradation of lipids in cells involving the breakdown or storage of fat for energy) when a person reaches the age of 40.

This means that changes in metabolism make a person unable to process food, such as steak, when they reach their 40s. This also makes cholesterol levels higher.

It is recommended to avoid consuming too much beef. If you wish, eat lean beef. Photo: Chef’s Pencil

The Telegraph also reported a condition when the body cannot control cholesterol, cholesterol will accumulate along the walls of the arteries and block them. This will increase the burden on the heart and increase blood pressure.

A scientist called Getsurrey also suggests that someone over the age of 40 should consider not consuming saturated fats, baked and fried foods.

Perhaps, avoiding steak completely is something that is quite difficult for some people to do. However, Harvard Medical School still recommends at least reducing steak portions.

If you still want to eat steak, it is recommended to choose meat measuring around 3 ounces or 300 grams. It’s best to choose lean cuts of meat.

However, a better choice for dealing with cholesterol is still to switch to protein low in saturated fat, such as skinless chicken.

Entering the age of 40 really makes someone need to pay attention to the food they consume. However, don’t just focus on maintaining health at this age.

Scientists emphasize that a person also has a different aging moment when they reach the age of 60 years. They found that the aging process peaks when a person is 44 years old and 60 years old.

Apart from avoiding meat and fatty foods, it is also important to exercise and focus on other healthy foods. Photo: Getty Images

According to researchers at Stanford, the way a person’s body processes food also changes more when they reach their forties. Meanwhile, at the age of 60, muscle mass will decrease, and this means a person must shift their focus not only to food, but also physical exercise, reports Getsrrey.co.uk (27/10/2024).

However, many studies have also found that a person’s bones weaken in their forties. This makes it advisable for someone to start doing lots of weight training. Apart from avoiding meat and exercising, it is also necessary to consume foods containing vitamin D which helps slow down the signs of aging.

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