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Your diet can play an important role in lowering your cholesterol.
First think about cutting back on the types and amounts of fats you eat, which raises your cholesterol.
When cutting fat from your diet, focus on saturated and trans fats.
LDL deposits itself on the walls of your arteries, forming plaques that make them hard and narrow. HDL removes excess LDL in your blood and brings it to your liver for disposal. The more HDL you consume, the less LDL you’ll have in your blood.
Some need medication to reduce cholesterol, but a healthy diet and exercise are very important.
Whole grains, Oatmeal and oat bran
Oatmeal contains soluble fiber, which reduces your LDL. Soluble fiber is also found in kidney beans, apples, pears, psyllium, barley and prunes. Soluble fiber appears to reduce the absorption of cholesterol in your intestines. A five-year Insulin Resistance Athersclerosis Study showed that people whose diets contain the most whole grains “had the thinnest carotid artery walls and showed the slowest progression in artery wall thickness.”
Blueberries - (pterostilbene)in blueberries help lower cholesterol as effectively as commercial drugs with fewer side effects.
Pistachios, Walnuts and Almonds -
They significantly reduce blood cholesterol. Rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, walnuts also help keep blood vessels healthy and elastic. According to the Food and Drug Administration, eating about a handful a day of most nuts, such as almonds, hazelnuts, peanuts, pecans, some pine nuts, pistachio nuts and walnuts, reduce your risk of heart disease. However all nuts are high in calories, so a handful will do. A Penn State study showed that eating pistachios significantly lowers LDL. Research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology showed eating walnuts after a high-fat meal might protect your heart. Omega-3 fats and antioxidants in nuts work to reverse the arterial damage caused by saturated fats.
Avocados, Olives, and Olive oil -
Olive oil contains antioxidants that can lower your (LDL) but leave your (HDL)untouched. Some research suggests that the cholesterol-lowering effects of olive oil are even greater if you choose extra-virgin olive. Fat in an avocado are heart-healthy, unsaturated fats that can increase your levels of HDL cholesterol. The good fats in avocados, olives, and olive oil protect against heart disease and diabetes.
Fish and Omega-3 fatty acids -
cholesterol-lowering benefits of fatty fish - high levels of omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids also help reducing blood pressure and the risk of blood clots. In people who have already had heart attacks, fish oil or omega-3 fatty acids significantly reduces the risk of sudden death.
You can also get omega-3 fatty acids from foods like ground flaxseed (flaxseed oil can lower blood pressure in men with high cholesterol.) or canola oil. You can take an omega-3 or fish oil supplement to get some of the beneficial effects, but you won't get the other nutrients in fish, like selenium. A study from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology found that people with type 2 diabetes who consumed high doses of fish oil over nine weeks lowered the size and concentration of several lipoprotein subclasses (cholesterol) in their bodies.
Foods fortified with plant sterols or stanols - substances found in plants that help block the absorption of cholesterol.
Margarines, orange juice and yogurt drinks - with live active cultures (probiotics) - They work by preventing the reabsorption of cholesterol back in to the blood stream.” Plant sterols or stanols in fortified foods don't affect levels of triglycerides or of HDL cholesterol Nor do they interfere with the absorption of the fat-soluble vitamins — vitamins A, D, E and K.
The American Heart Association recommends foods fortified with plant sterols for people with levels of LDL cholesterol over 160 milligrams per deciliter (4.1 mmol/L).
A great source to lower cholesterol is to diet right and exercise.I read all the time that cheerios or honeynut cheerios is a great source of food to lower it as well.Id suggest exercise with a combination of cheerios to show a significant amount decrease of your cholesterol level.Heres a site that has some more good ideas.
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