Patient was educated on measures to follow for low fat diet as follows:
- Choosing vegetable sources for protein, such as, tofu, beans, chickpeas, lentils, peas, and soybeans over animal meat, twice a week, can help cut down on unhealthy fat consumption.
- Prepare your meat on removing extra fat, before you cook it. Cutting away all the visible fat from the meat and/or roasting the meat on rack, can help with removing all the unhealthy fat from the meat.
- Prefer having meat and meat products steamed, broiled, roasted, grilled, or baked versus fried, to help cut down upon consumption of unhealthy fats in the oils used for frying.
- Choose healthier vegetable oils such as, avocado oil, olive oil, peanut oil, sunflower oil, canola oil, safflower oil and soybean oil for cooking against butter, lard, coconut oil, coconut milk, palm oil, margarine, and cocoa butter, which are rich in unhealthier saturated fats.
- Animal sources for saturated fats and cholesterol include red meat such as, beef, pork, lamb, and organ meats, such as, liver, brain, kidney. Processed meats like sausage, bacon, ham, jerky, salami, and white meat of chicken with skin are also considered rich sources for saturated fats and cholesterol. Avoid or observe moderation with consumption of red, organ, and processed meats.
