UM Surabaya Expert Tips for Cholesterol Not Soaring When Eating Sacrificial Meat

• 10 Jul
• 2022

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UM Surabaya Expert Tips for Cholesterol Not Soaring When Eating Sacrificial Meat

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Eid al-Adha is a Muslim holiday which is celebrated by slaughtering sacrificial animals. On this holiday, people experience an increase in consuming sacrificial meat, both beef and mutton.

Lecturer at the Faculty of Health Sciences (FIK) Muhammadiyah University of Surabaya (UM Surabaya) Ira Purnamasari explained that consuming too much meat can increase cholesterol and uric acid levels in the blood.

In a written statement, Ira shared tips to prevent rising cholesterol and uric acid levels during Eid al-Adha.

First, avoid offal and fatty meat. Gout, which is often referred to as gout, is caused by an increase in purine intake, which is characterized by joint inflammation that causes stabbing pain in the knee area.

"This purine is contained in foods such as offal in cows such as liver, intestines and brain. In line with gout, cholesterol sufferers should also avoid fatty meat, where fatty meat contains high cholesterol which can cause plaques on blood vessel walls, putting a person at risk of heart disease and stroke,” explained Ira Sunday (10/7/22)

Second, avoid processing meat with oil and coconut milk. Coconut milk and oil contain saturated fat which when consumed in excess can trigger an increase in bad cholesterol (LDL) levels in the blood, which we know that this bad cholesterol can cause the risk of heart and blood vessel disease.

"An alternative that can be chosen in processing meat is that it can be used as meatballs, beef soup, or beef soup (without fat and offal)," he added.

Third balance by consuming high-fiber vegetables. When making beef soup, people can add vegetables such as carrots, green beans, broccoli and potatoes. Where carrots themselves contain fiber such as cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin which can reduce cholesterol absorption in the digestive tract.

"Besides that, beans, broccoli and potatoes are also high-fiber vegetables that can reduce levels of bad cholesterol in the body," he concluded.