Patient was educated on measures to reduce unhealthy fat intake 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 [...]

Patient was educated on measures to reduce unhealthy fat intake as follows: Use herbs and spices, such as, lemon, black pepper, cilantro, cardamom, basil, cloves, cinnamon, cumin, ginger, garlic, mint, parsley, rosemary, and saffron for seasoning and flavoring foods. Avoid or observe moderation with seasonings rich in saturated and unhealthy fats, such as, sauces, butter, and margarine. While using sauce for flavoring your food, try using sauces low in fat content, such as, marinara sauce, [...]

Patient was educated on measures to reduce unhealthy fat intake as follows: Pay close attention to food labels. Focus upon choosing foods low in saturated fat and trans fats. Choose low fat (1% or 2% fat) or fat free alternatives on milk and milk products, such as, yogurt and butter milk, versus whole milk, whole fat yogurt, and whole fat butter milk. Choosing skim milk against regular full fat creamer or whole milk can also [...]

Patient was educated on trans fats as follows: Trans fats are a kind of very unhealthy fats found naturally in small quantities in some meat and dairy products. Significant amounts of trans fats are produced during refining and removing the odor, while manufacturing commercial vegetable oils. Refined vegetable oils are less likely to go stale and so, food items made using these refined oils have longer shelf life. As refined vegetable oils are high in [...]

Patient was educated on vegan sources of healthy fats as follows: Fats are derived from both vegetable and animal/meat sources and form one of the main elements of healthy diet. While making choices for fatty foods, it is important to choose foods high in unsaturated fats. More unsaturated fats in diet are low risk factors for HTN, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and stroke and so, are associated with good health. Vegetable sources that contribute to [...]