can eating chillis reduce cholestrol ?

Question

i strongly feel eating green chillis can reduce cholestrol level. suggestions welcome !

Answer 1

have you had your cholesterol tested prior to eating the chilis and after? i guess that's the only way to see if it does work.

a few yrs ago, my cholesterol was at 245. for a whole year i ate oatmeal in the mornings except for 1 day a week and cut out all meat products (yes, i became a vegetarian...lacto-ovo to be exact). when i retested it was 177.

Answer 2

These are things that I have read; of course, you might already know that label-reading, checking the amount of cholesterol in everything you eat and greatly limiting it or cutting it out is a major start. Exercise, even if it just a good brisk walk--is important. Okay, eating blueberries--they have some natural cholesterol-lowering properties to help reduce your cholesterol as well. The next is pretty radical sounding: eat the peel of the orange with your orange wedges; I read somewhere that this also greatly reduces cholesterol levels. However, you should thoroughly wash your orange before eating it, (chemical sprays, etc.) and just start off with one wedge w/ peel at first. (I think you could eat just the peel if you don't like oranges that much...) You can work your way up to more once you get used to the process, but I don't know for sure how many you should eat, sorry. Obviously, you would need to still be on a strict cholesterol diet and good exercise program to make a difference. Avoid all fried foods, red meats, most pork, eggs--try "Egg Beaters" substitute, whole milk--try skim or better yet, Vanilla-flavored soy milk; the list of foods to avoid is extensive and long, so you will need to be creative and determined with your eating habits. There are all sorts of books and sites available to you on low/no cholesterol foods and cooking. Someone I know is having some success with Red Rice Yeast tablets and no-flush Niacin, I don't know of the exact amounts. I suggest discussing all of these alternative treatments with your physician first.

Answer 3

eating cereal like cheerios and healthy heart smart will reduce cholestrol the chilies will just give you gas and heartburn

Answer 4

Not sure do some yoga to get your colestrol in control read some tips and articles on it on this site

Answer 5

How exercise can help High Cholesterol levels?
http://www.askaquery.com/Answers/qn499.html

Answer 6

Who knows, but it may take alot of them. They are vegetable.
I read the latest fad is cinnimon.

Answer 7

no, but it can strongly reduce you hydration!