What foods should I eat to lower my cholesterol?

Question

I am a bit confused because I know that people with high cholosteral should consume monosaturated and polysaturated fats to raise good cholosteral; however these foods also contain sauturated fat and sometimes cholesteral as well. For ex, salmon, chicken, peanut butter. Should I not eat this foods? I'm confused. How much saturated fat and cholesteral should I consume in a day?

Answer 1

Dark greens have an enzyme that helps stabilize cholesterol. So does Smart Balance margarine.

If you grill the foods you mention so the fat can drain off while cooking it will greatly reduce the amount of bad things you don't want in your food.
Such as a George Foreman grill or any grilling pan you can put on the burners.

Steam veggies in a cooker so you don't add fat or simmer in olive oil.

Answer 2

Monounsaturated fats yes - polyunsaturated and saturated fats no.

Salmon, chicken, yes. Peanut butter may be ok, but it depends on the other ingredients. If it has partially hydroginated any kind of oil - no (that is as bad or worse than polyunsaturated).

5-minute oatmeal is the best food to lower cholesterol. Any diet that lowers your intake of sugar and high glycemic foods should help to lower cholesterol.

Answer 3

Eat some garlic with your food (garlic butter doesn't count). Start exercising, too, because a healthy diet alone won't lower your cholesterol very much. Try to exercise for at least an hour a day.

Answer 4

stay away from eggs, they're high in cholesterol.

eat greens, steamed and raw that'll get that goo down in your blood stream.

also moderate amounts of red wine. but watch doing that due to red wine increases triglyceride counts.

exercise works, lots of water and juices.

grapefruit juice cuts a hole in cholesterol amounts too.

stay away from junk foods, just eating good foods and healthy living will give you more than what you need in fats and other things that will keep your blood thickened up.

it doesn't take much actually so don't worry about not having enough in your daily intake.

if you eat chicken stick with the breast and make that skinless breast. fish is good also, make sure it's untouched by fatty materials such as breadding and butter so on.

Answer 5

Hi. Friend,

You can eat but take lesser. If possible, you may add some food supplements such as Lecithin, GLA and Omega 3. Both are really good for break the fats and cholesterol.

If you ask me what is the best brand. My answer is Shaklee brand. It will help to increase your health to optimum level.

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ALL THE BEST!

Answer 6

The National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute has a booklet out. You can download it for free(84 pages) or buy it. Here is the link. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/chol/chol_tlc.htm

This site will give you a quick chart on foods/fats
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/medlineplus/leavemedplus.pl?theURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ehsph%2Eharvard%2Eedu%2Fnutritionsource%2Ffats%2Ehtml

Answer 7

Fibre is the natural cleaning agent for our bodies. It will clean toxins (such as cholesterol) from your bowels and your arteries.

http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Fibre_in_food?OpenDocument

Answer 8

eat 5 almonds a day to reduce the bad cholestrol levels

Answer 9

Iced tea believe it or not lowers your colesteral,im not sure what foods would though,real iced tea though made with bags.

Answer 10

Fish oil- they come in capsules.