Remove the skin from poultry before cooking it. Limit fat, cholesterol, sugar, alcohol, salt, and caffeine in your diet. Avoid pre-prepared foods as much as possible. Limit dining at fast food restaurants. If you do dine there, leave off the bacon, cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, and fatty salad dressings.
Some foods contain very little nutritional value or have ingredients that can cause disease.
Eating healthy doesn t mean giving up all sweets, salt, and snacks. It means eating such foods in moderation. The foods and food ingredients you need to limit include fat, cholesterol, sodium, alcohol, and sugar. Atherosclerosis can lead to heart disease and strokes. Cholesterol is a substance found in animal products, such as meat, eggs, and dairy products.