Managing Cardiometabolic Risk in Abdominally Obese Patients
- 1Key Points (1 page)
- 2Managing Abdominally Obese Patients at Increased Cardiometabolic Risk: the Nutritional Perspective (1 page)
- 3Targeting Excess Body Weight (1 page)
- 4CVD and Its Nutritional Components (2 pages)
- 5Reducing Blood Pressure (1 page)
- 6Moderate Alcohol Consumption (1 page)
- 7The Mediterranean Diet (1 page)
- 8Other Dietary Measures to Lower CVD Risk and Cholesterol Levels (2 pages)
- 9References (1 page)
Tips on how to eat/live healthy:
- Eat more vegetables. They are rich in nutrients and low in calories.
- Make wholegrain breads and cereals that contain soluble fibre—such as those made with oats—part of every meal.
- Eat more high-fibre foods (wholegrain cereals, lentils, dried beans and peas, brown rice, vegetables, and fruits).
- Enjoy soy products (soy milk, burgers, and hot dogs), nuts (almonds and walnuts), and pulses (dried beans, peas, lentils, and peanuts) as snacks or alternatives to high-fat meats.
- Include fish, lean meats, low-fat cheeses, eggs, or vegetarian protein choices in your meals.
- Have a glass of low-fat milk and piece of fruit to complete your meal.
- Limit your intake of high-fat food such as fried foods, chips, and pastries.
- Limit sugars and sweets such as sugar, regular soft drinks, desserts, candies, jam, and honey.
- Limit your intake of sweetened drinks (soft drinks, juice, etc.), which are sources of excess calories.
- Drink more water if you are thirsty.
- Make physical activity part of your lifestyle.