Transcript Saudi Diabetes and Endocrine Association

NUTRITION GUIDE FOR HEART HEALTH
Prepared by
Diabetes Education Committee
Saudi Diabetes & Endocrine Association
• Maintain your body weight within the healthy
range, and lose weight, if obese.
• Maintain your blood sugar and blood
pressure within the recommended ranges.
• Maintain your blood cholesterol within
the recommended range.
• Take your medications as advised by
your doctor.
• Check your blood sugar and blood pressure
regularly.
• Practice exercise regularly, and get the
advise of your doctor on exercise type and
duration.
• Avoid alcohol drinks.
• Avoid smoking (active or passive).
• Consume healthy low fat food that is rich in
fiber, fruits, vegetables, and low in salt and
saturated fat.
Follow the nutritional guidelines for your
heart health, and contact the Saudi
Diabetes & Endocrine Association for
any question.
General Guidelines for Heart Health
MEAT GROUP
Choose
 Moderate portions of skinless poultry, lean veal or lamb
or fish.
 Bake or grill meat or chicken or fish than frying.
 One cup cooked dried lentils or beans can be used as
meat substitute.
 Go Slow
 Fatty meats, organ meats, egg yolk, commercially
processed meats (such as sausage, hotdog and canned
meat).
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FRUITS AND VEGETABLES GROUP
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Choose
Include vegetables and fruits with colors (green or yellow
or orange or red color) in your daily meal plan, such as:
tomatoes, strawberries, carrots, mango, squash, orange
spinach.
Steam your vegetables or eat fresh and whole vegetables
and fruits, and select unsweetened fruit juices.
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Go Slow
Potato chips and deep-fried vegetables.
Canned fruits in syrup and sweetened fruit drinks.
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Vegetables mixed with fatty sauces.
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BREAD AND CEREALS GROUP
 Choose
Whole grain breads and cereals.
 Pastas (spaghetti, noodles, macaroni and
steamed rice).
 Go Slow
 Commercially baked breads (high in saturated
fat and sugar), such as pastries and egg rich
breads, donuts and pancakes.
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MILK PRODUCTS GROUP
 Choose
Low fat and non-low fat milk products
(skimmed milk, yogurt, laban, low fat cheese
and low fat labneh).
 Go Slow
 Whole milk and its products, cream, butter,
spread cheese, evaporated and condensed
milk and Gishda.
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FAT GROUP
 Choose
Vegetable oils such as: (corn oil, sunflower
oil, olive oil, or canola oil).
 Go Slow
 Solid fats and hydrogenated margarines,
butter, ghee, animal fat, coconut and palm
oils.
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DESSERTS GROUP
Choose
 Low fat fruit desserts (small portions).
 Sugar substitute and diet drinks.
 Healthy puddings made with fruits and skimmed milk.
 Go Slow
 Ice cream and other desserts made with whole milk,
butter, puddings, pies, cakes and fried snacks.
 Regular soft drinks and commercial sweets and
cakes.
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HEALTH MESSAGE
UNITE FOR PREVENTING DIABETES, OBESITY
AND OSTEOPOROSIS
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Eastern Province
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