My husband is 35 years old. He is under medication for high BP and cholesterol. Kindly help with the diet.

Hi,

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Diet plan for your husband is as follows:

• Do not use table salt, i.e, avoid using salt for him over and above what you use in cooking vegetables and other dishes.

• Avoid pickles/white bread/soups/noodles/any kind of food requiring excessive preservation/lentil cakes (papad or appalam), chutneys and indigenous powders (churans).

• He must not take alcohol more than 2 pegs a day (in case he drinks). It would be better to quit the habit.

• He should do daily exercise under supervision of physician.

• Must try to keep his weight under control (Body Mass Index BMI- 23).

• Avoid sweets/fried items/saturated fats/pure processed carbohydrates like potato chips etc.

• Diet should have fibers/vegetables/nuts/legumes/ fruits/low fat dairy products.

• Try to do meditation and yoga.

• He should quit smoking (In case if he smokes).

Hope this helps.