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Your LDL, non-HDL, total cholesterol, triglycerides, and total/HDL
ratio are all flagged. Fried rice, noodles, and fried foods can
push this pattern in two ways: saturated or reused frying fats can
raise LDL, while large refined-carb portions can raise
triglycerides.
Noodles
- Watch the portion: make noodles half the bowl, not the whole meal.
- Add protein first: egg, chicken, fish, tofu, tempeh, or edamame.
- Add vegetables until the bowl looks crowded.
- Use broth, clear soup, or stir-fry style more often than creamy, coconut, or oily sauces.
Fried rice
- Ask for less oil or cook with 1-2 teaspoons oil per portion at home.
- Use less rice and double vegetables; add lean protein so it is not mostly starch.
- Skip processed meats like sausage, ham, spam, and fatty pork as default toppings.
- Keep kerupuk, sweet drinks, and dessert out of the same meal when triglycerides are high.
Anything fried
- Make deep-fried foods occasional, not daily; start with a 2-times-per-week cap.
- Prefer grilled, steamed, boiled, roasted, air-fried, or stir-fried foods.
- Avoid foods fried in old or repeatedly reused oil when you can.
- If you eat fried food, pair it with vegetables and water, not more refined carbs.
Simple rule for the next 8-12 weeks: keep the foods you like, but
change the ratio. Half vegetables, one quarter protein, one quarter
rice/noodles, and fried food as the side rather than the center.