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Diabetes Diet - Fats and Cholesterol

Fats

Sixteen to twenty five per cent of the daily calorie requirement should be derived from fats. The saturated and the polyunsaturated fats should be less than 10 per cent each and the monounsaturated fats should be 10-15 per cent. Since n-3 fatty acids present in fish oils are beneficial for coronary heart disease, abnormal blood lipids and glucose metabolism two to three servings of fatty fish per week, are recommended for nonvegetarians. The vegetarians can obtain n-3 fatty acids from other sources (Ch.6) Fatty acids, present in hydrogenated vegetable oil like vanaspati, stick margarine and deeply fried fats in fast foods, should be avoided. A diabetic may have 20 g of visible fat per day, out of which one teaspoon may be ghee.

Cholesterol

Cholesterol is present in animal foods only. Half of the blood cholesterol comes from food and the other half from the cholesterol synthesized by the liver. The dietary cholesterol is related to the total and LDL cholesterol in blood, the risk factors of heart disease. More important than dietary cholesterol is the amount of saturated fat and trans fatty acids in the diet. Dietary cholesterol is more harmful in diabetics than in nondiabetics. Not more than 300 mg cholesterol should be consumed per day.

In order to reduce dietary cholesterol, egg yolk, fatty part of meat, milk fat, brain, and prawns should be drastically restricted.

Food stuffs: Cholesterol content

Name of the food stuff	Cholesterol (mg/l00g)
Milk, cow	14
Milk, cow, without cream	2
Milk, buffalo	24
Milk, buffalo, without cream	3
Milk, buffalo, toned	9
Butter	230
Cheese cheddar	70
Cheese cottage	13
Cream	62
Ghee	300
Egg, whole	450
Egg, white	0
Egg, yolk	1260
Bacon	57
Brain	2200
Fish	50-110
Lobster	150
Meat, chicken	69-110
Meat, lamb	78-110
Meat, pork	72-110
Prawns	200
Sausage, pork	47
Plant foods	0
Vegetable oils	Negligible

Also see:
Calories & Proteins
Carbohydrates
Fibre
Glycaemic Index (Gi)
Vitamins, Minerals & Water
Spacing Of Meals & Food Exchanges
Sweetening Agents
Beverages
Alcohol
Eating Out

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