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The US government is a treasure trove of information regarding diet and health. An 85 page booklet entitled "Lowering Your Cholesterol with TLC" is downloadable for free. But of course, nothing is really free, because this diet takes time to decipher and effort to follow.
The main tenant of the TLC diet is that you reduce your intake of saturated fats. Now we all know what those are, fats that are solid at room temperatures like butter, whole milk products, fatty meats and poultry with the skin on. TLC suggests that less than 7 percent of your daily calories come from saturated fat. The booklet includes a table (box 11, p.11) that shows what 6 percent of daily fat intake looks like for different calorie levels.
So far so good. But initially you must consult the table to figure out, for example, that if you are on a maintenance diet and consume 1800 calories a day you can eat 12 grams of saturated fat. A second problem is how do you measure 12 grams of saturated fat? If you only eat packaged food, the nutritional label will give you the information you need. Otherwise, it is a lot harder. If you like butter, you can do the math. One stick of Challenge butter is 113 grams which is divided into 8 Tbsp, so 1Tbsp is equal to 14 grams. Yikes, you cannot butter toast and be on the TLC diet.
And if you think that is complicated and restrictive, the TLC Diet says you need to limit your intake of cholesterol to less than 200mg a day. A review of the diet in US News, says that is 2 oz of cheese, and the Mayo Clinic measures one large egg at 213mg of cholesterol.
The total fat intake on the TLC Diet must be limited to 25 - 30% of daily calories. For most people this is a serious decline from what is normal for them.
The TLC Diet provides other LDL lowering dietary solutions which are also difficult to implement. They include: 2 grams per day of plant stanols or sterols (see pages 27–28), and 10–25 grams per day of soluble fiber (see pages 23, 27–29).
Finally, with the TLC diet you need to eat reasonably and exercise with moderate intensity at least 30 minutes a day. The booklet does not provide much information to help you. There are no recipes to follow, but the booklet includes some serving sizes for food groups. (Box 23, p.55.) If you can reduce your butter intake to the size of a single die and a slice of bread down to the size of a cassette tape, this diet is for you.
For recipes and easy to follow instructions, this book may help you follow the diet.
The main tenant of the TLC diet is that you reduce your intake of saturated fats. Now we all know what those are, fats that are solid at room temperatures like butter, whole milk products, fatty meats and poultry with the skin on. TLC suggests that less than 7 percent of your daily calories come from saturated fat. The booklet includes a table (box 11, p.11) that shows what 6 percent of daily fat intake looks like for different calorie levels.
So far so good. But initially you must consult the table to figure out, for example, that if you are on a maintenance diet and consume 1800 calories a day you can eat 12 grams of saturated fat. A second problem is how do you measure 12 grams of saturated fat? If you only eat packaged food, the nutritional label will give you the information you need. Otherwise, it is a lot harder. If you like butter, you can do the math. One stick of Challenge butter is 113 grams which is divided into 8 Tbsp, so 1Tbsp is equal to 14 grams. Yikes, you cannot butter toast and be on the TLC diet.
And if you think that is complicated and restrictive, the TLC Diet says you need to limit your intake of cholesterol to less than 200mg a day. A review of the diet in US News, says that is 2 oz of cheese, and the Mayo Clinic measures one large egg at 213mg of cholesterol.
The total fat intake on the TLC Diet must be limited to 25 - 30% of daily calories. For most people this is a serious decline from what is normal for them.
The TLC Diet provides other LDL lowering dietary solutions which are also difficult to implement. They include: 2 grams per day of plant stanols or sterols (see pages 27–28), and 10–25 grams per day of soluble fiber (see pages 23, 27–29).
Finally, with the TLC diet you need to eat reasonably and exercise with moderate intensity at least 30 minutes a day. The booklet does not provide much information to help you. There are no recipes to follow, but the booklet includes some serving sizes for food groups. (Box 23, p.55.) If you can reduce your butter intake to the size of a single die and a slice of bread down to the size of a cassette tape, this diet is for you.
For recipes and easy to follow instructions, this book may help you follow the diet.
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