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