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You are what you eat.
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Know what you eat!
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Most of us care about how we look and feel. A healthy weight meets three conditions:
- Your weight falls within the range on the table below:
| Height |
Weight without clothes: |
| 19-34 years |
35 years and over |
| 5'0" |
97-128 |
108-138 |
| 5'2" |
104-137 |
115-148 |
| 5'4" |
111-146 |
122-157 |
| 5'6" |
118-155 |
130-167 |
| 5'8" |
125-164 |
138-178 |
| 5'10" |
132-174 |
146-188 |
| 6'0" |
140-184 |
155-199 |
| 6'2" |
148-195 |
164-210 |
| 6'4" |
156-205 |
173-222 |
- Your waist measure is smaller than your hip measure.
Too much fat around the waist is believed to be a greater health risk than excess fat in the hips and thighs.
- Your doctor has advised you not to gain or lose weight because of medical problem.
Provided by: the Education Department of the National Live Stock and Meat board.
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| Where's the Cholesterol? |
| Liver, 3 ounces, cooked |
 331 mg |
| Egg, 1 yolk |
213 mg |
| Beef or Chicken, 3 ounces, cooked |
76 mg |
| Whole Milk, 1 cup |
8 mg |
| Skim Milk, 1 cup |
1 mg |
- Serum cholesterol is in your blood. Serum cholesterol is influenced by:
- Genetics
- menopause
- Exercise
- Medication
- Diet
- Dietary cholesterol is in food.
- Plant foods have no cholesterol.
- Highest cholesterol animal foods: liver and egg yolks.
- Fat in food influences serum cholesterol more than the cholesterol in food does. To cut fat;
- Use low-fat cooking methods ?bake, boil, steam, roast, grill, or stir-fry with a little oil.
- Eat lean meat and trim visible fat.
- Skim fat from cooked foods.
- Choose reduced-fat products.
- Fiber
Serum cholesterol-lowering fiber is found in foods. Fiber rich foods include:
- Black-eye peas
- Kidney beans
- Split peas
- Brussels sprouts
- Oatmeal
- Fresh oranges
- Figs
- Apples with skin
- Canned plums
Provided by: the Education Departmetn of the National Live Stock and Meat Board. |
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