A diet that is rich in fruits, vegetables and whole grains are good for your heart. Try to avoid unhealthy fats otherwise make sure that they don’t exceed 10% of your calories. DASH or Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension and Mediterranean diets are two heart-healthy diet plans. Here’s a comprehensive list of important things that you need to consider in your diet;

Avoid unhealthy fat and cholesterol to lower the cholesterol

• Avoid saturated fat; keep it less than 10% of your daily calories.
• Use unsaturated fat and oil for cooking like olive oil, canola oil, soya oil and sunflower oil.
• Avoid taking butter, lard, hydrogenated margarine, cream sauces, coconut, cocoa butter, bacon fat and so on.
• If you have LDL or bad cholesterol, lower it than 200 mg. daily.
• Make sure that your total fat intake is less than 30% of your daily calorie intake.
• For salad dressing, choose oil based dressings in place of creamy ones.
• Try grilled, boiled, baked, broiled or steamed food and avoid having fried food.