What will be your advice to him regarding the following: 1. Post-operative recovery  2. Diet 3. Lifestyle

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Sex : Male
Age : 45 years
Height : 5 feet 3 inches
Weight : 77kg
Activity : sedentary worker
Symptoms : undergone cardiac by-pass surgery
Food habits : moderate alcoholic consumption, smoker, predominantly nonvegetarian
Clinical picture: Blood pressure 180/90
His blood picture is (values are in mg/dl):
Total cholesterol  290
Serum triglycerides 220
HDL cholesterol 32
VLDL cholesterol  43.7
LDL cholesterol  137.2
TC/HDL-C Ratio  9.06
LDL-C/HDL-C Ratio  4.28

What will be your advice to him regarding the following:
1. Post-operative recovery 
2. Diet
3. Lifestyle

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