High cholesterol and a low-fat diet

Not every fat behaves the same way. Fatty cuts of meat, butter, ghee, cream, full-fat dairy, pastries, and deep-fried foods can add saturated fat. Replace them with vegetables, fruit, beans, lentils, oats, whole grains, fish, and unsaturated fats such as olive oil, using portions that fit your needs.

A low-fat label does not automatically make a food helpful: some products contain added sugar or refined starch. Fibre from oats, beans, vegetables, and fruit can support cholesterol control. Your eating plan should also consider diabetes, kidney disease, allergies, culture, and medicines.

Start with one meal: grill or bake food instead of frying, choose beans or fish more often, and add vegetables to the main plate. Read labels for saturated fat and compare similar products. Nutrition Counselling can help adapt familiar UAE meals without making the plan unnecessarily restrictive.

Keep taking prescribed treatment unless your clinician changes it. A diet may support treatment but may not replace Statin Therapy when your cardiovascular risk is high. A Cholesterol Test helps show whether the overall plan is working.

Seek urgent help for chest pressure or pain, severe breathlessness, fainting, or sudden facial drooping, one-sided weakness, speech trouble, or vision loss. Contact a clinician if dietary changes cause unintended weight loss, persistent weakness, or difficulty eating enough.

Ask which foods in your usual meals are the main sources of saturated fat, whether you need a specific calorie or fibre plan, and when to repeat your cholesterol test. Discuss how your diet should change if you have diabetes, kidney disease, or take cholesterol medicine.