Is Chinese Food Bad For My Friend And His High Cholesterol Level?
My friend had a mild heart attack last week and was in hospital doing tests. He had a big weekend with a party and went for a job interview yesterday. Last night he wanted us to go to Chinese with him. Luckily we were already out, but I would have thought that with his high cholesterol of 7 he would be changing his lifestyle. Is Chinese food bad for high cholesterol?
It depends on what he eats. If he eats ribs, or egg rolls, or anything stir fried like almost everything on the menu, then hell yes its bad for him,
However, there are options available like steamed foods that they offer.
If you do go with your friend who had a heart attack to eat chinese food, then tell him to get the steamed foods. The white rice or brown rice is also a much better option as opposed to fried rice. Just make sure that he doesn’t sneak any high fat or high cholesterol food. After a heart attack, if you don’t take care of yourself, You will cause more complications afterward and you will most likely suffer another heart attack. Or in a worst case scenario, heart failure. Tell your friend to take care of himself and to go to his cardiac rehab programs if he is in one of them.