DIET AND FITNESS:
Foods That Lower Cholesterol
Related Links
VLDL-The Other Cholesterol
Foods That Reduce Blood Pressure
Garlic Lowers Blood Pressure
Red Yeast Rice Lowers Cholesterol ?-Comprehensive Review
Lower Triglycerides-Top 10 Natural Remedies
Waist Size Matters
Bowel Movements Indicate Your Overall Health
Snoring Linked to Stroke
My Heart Attack-Personal Stories from Survivors
How Much Salt Is In My Food?
How Much Sugar Is In My Food?
January 22, 2008, Updated May 1, 2010
By Susan M. Callahan, Associate Editor
and Featured Columnist
There are many lists of cholesterol-lowering foods. Here , we
only include those foods which have been shown by
reputable studies to have compounds which lower LDL,
"bad" cholesterol or which raise HDL, so -called "good"
cholesterol.
Recommendations for your cholesterol levels are
Total Cholesterol- under 200
LDL -under 100
HDL-at least 40-60
Triglycerides -under 150.
There is a third type of cholesterol, called vLDL but it is
reduced by the same foods which reduce the two main types
of cholesterol.
With that said, here are the only foods which research have
shown to have any positive effect on cholesterol.
1. Oats and oat bran.
2. Walnuts, almonds.
3.Omega-3s (fish, flaxseed, walnuts, canola)
4. Fish and fish oil.
5. Plant sterols and stanols found in fortified orange juice
and imitation butter or margarine spreads.
Other sources have partial research results which support
that the following foods reduce cholesterol
6. Blueberries
7. Olive oil and olives
8. Cranberry Juice
9. Black soy beans. Here the research has gone both ways.
The Mayo Clinic states that soy has not been shown to have
any beneficial effect on cholesterol though it may have other
health benefits
10. Pomegranate juice. No evidence from hard research,
though this juice may have other health benefits such as
lowering levels of internal inflammation.
11. Garlic. Same results are with soy. Garlic has been shown
to be heart-healthy because it (and onions) have been
shown to reduce internal arterial inflammation but no
definitive study has shown it also lowers cholesterol.
12. Amaranth. This ancient grain favored by the Aztecs has
been found in recent research to be as effective as oatmeal
in lowering cholesterol.
13. Spirulina. This blue-green algae found in lakes and used
by astronauts on NASA space flights has been found to
lower total cholestrol by as much as 22%.
14. Red Yeast Rice. Red yeast rice lowers cholesterol as
effectively as statin drugs, according to new reports. Some
stuides have seen cholesterol levels drop as much as 42%.
But be careful --using red yeast rice to lower your
cholesterol can produce certain adverse side effects.
15. Coffee. That daily cup of coffee may help you to lower
your cholesterol. A new 2010 study from Norway has found
that coffee helps to lower LDL (bad) cholesterol.
Find out more about how controlling your cholesterol:
VLDL-The Other Cholesterol/ Foods That Shrink Your Waist/
Foods That Reduce Blood Pressure/
Amaranth-The Ancient Grain That Lowers Cholesterol/ Red
Yeast Rice Lowers Cholesterol -Comprehensive Review/
Coffee Helps You Lose Weight
Home > Healing Foods > You Are Here |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| COLLECTIVE WIZDOM.COM Healthy Body, Healthy Mind, Healthy Life |
Custom Search
About Us Register Privacy Policy Contact Us Disclaimer : All information on www.collectivewizdom.com is for educational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, please consult your doctor. Privacy Policy. About Us Contact Us (c) copyright collectivewizdom.com 2007 -2011 and all prior years. All rights reserved |