Diet Tips for Lowering Cholesterol
By Kaveri Tyagi
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7 Foods to Help Lower Your Cholesterol
Beans: Healthy Pintos, Black Beans and Brown Rice.
Fiber and Antioxidant Rich Fuits like Apples, grapes, strawberries.
Nuts and Seeds: Protein Plus Good Fat like Walnuts, almonds, pistachios, pumpkin seeds.
Oats and Oat Bran: Barley, Steel-Cut Oats, whole grains. Just a Little Every Day.
Red Wine or Grapes: A Toast to Resveratrol.
High levels of omega-3 fatty acids like Salmon & fatty fish.
Plant Sterols and Stanols: vegetable oil (corn, soybean), legumes and dark chocolate.
Diet Chart: What to eat and what not to eat...
° Beans and other legumes — pinto, red, white, navy, black, garbanzos, limas, and lentils | ° Foods such as beef, butter, lard, and whole-milk dairy products |
° Soy, Olive oil | ° Eggs / Egg Yolks |
° Fruits and vegetables, Specially Apple, Avocado | ° Cheeseburger, Margarine |
° Salmon, fatty fish | ° Macaroni and Cheese |
° Garlic | ° Ice Cream, Muffins |
° Spinach | ° Chicken, Shellfish |
° Tea: The Hot and Cool Superdrink, Red wine | ° Liver, Red Meat |
° Walnuts, Cashews, and Almonds | ° Microwave Popcorn, French Fries |
° Dark Chocolates | ° Commercial Baked Goods |
° Oats and Barley | ° Cream Cheese |