| Do you want a diet to lower cholesterol? We | | | | Foods rich in soluble fiber include oat |
| all know that butter, ice cream, and fatty | | | | bran,legumes, dried beans and peas, many |
| meats raise cholesterol, but do you know | | | | fruits and vegetables such as apples, |
| which foods make up a low-cholesterol diet? | | | | pears,oranges, carrots, and psyllium seeds |
| Find out here. | | | | ,broccoli, brown rice, and whole grain |
| | | | breads. |
| Reducing saturated fat is the single most | | | | |
| important dietary change you can make to cut | | | | Vitamins A, C, and E, lower the chances of |
| blood cholesterol. The liver uses saturated | | | | LDL building up in your arteries. You can get |
| fat to make cholesterol, so eating foods with | | | | your vitamins in foods such as strawberries, |
| too much saturated fat can increase | | | | oranges, oils and margarines, and melons. |
| cholesterol levels, especially low-density | | | | |
| lipoproteins (LDL)---the bad cholesterol. | | | | Garlic is the Ancient Herb for Heart Health. |
| Saturated fats are usually found in animal | | | | Now research has found that it helps stop |
| products such as whole milk, cream, butter, | | | | artery-clogging plaque at its earliest stage. |
| and cheese, and meats, such as beef, lamb and | | | | |
| pork. There are some plant-based saturated | | | | Soy - research suggests that compounds in soy |
| fats you should avoid too, notably palm | | | | foods called isoflavones may also work to |
| kernel oil, coconut oil, and vegetable | | | | reduce LDL cholesterol. |
| shortening. | | | | |
| | | | Avocados are a great source of heart-healthy |
| Eating more fiber-rich foods may help to | | | | monounsaturated fat- a type of fat that may |
| lower your blood cholesterol level. A certain | | | | actually help to raise levels of HDL |
| type of dietary fiber, called soluble fiber, | | | | ("good"cholesterol) while lowering levels of |
| may help lower cholesterol levels by sweeping | | | | LDL ("bad" cholesterol). |
| cholesterol out of the body before it gets | | | | |
| into the bloodstream. Soluble fiber lowers | | | | Salmon is an excellent source of protein |
| the bad Low Density Lipoprotein or LDL | | | | because it is high in omega-3 fatty acids |
| cholesterol without lowering the good High | | | | called EPA and DHA that are good for your |
| Density Lipoprotein or HDL cholesterol. | | | | heart while low in cholesterol and saturated |
| | | | fat. |