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THE CHOLESTROL DIET IDEAS Here's some dietary suggestions from the Toronto University, that have been found to significantly help lower levels of LDL cholestrol, the bad cholestrol, by nearly 29 per cent! If you were on a cholestrol lowering drug, such as lovastatin, the result is about 30.9 per cent reduction in the bad cholestrol. So the cholestrol lowering diet is quite worthwhile following. The special diet means including the following foods: almonds, soy proteins, viscous fibre (high-fibre) foods such as oats and barley and the special margarine with plant sterols that I mentioned above. This cholestrol lowering diet also included foods such as oat bran bread and cereal, soy drinks, fruit and soy deli slices. The normal main meal for people following this type of diet included tofu bake with eggplant, onions and sweet peppers, pearled barley and vegetables. You would need to follow this type of healthy diet for about nine weeks before checking your cholestrol levels to see if you have succeeded in your target of lowering cholestrol. Personally, I find it easier just to loose the weight - my taste buds don't extend that far, yet. It is certainly a good alternative to drugs though, so well worthwhile to pursue I think.
A study from the University of Illinois found that eating or drinking between 25 to 50 grams of soy protein per day reduces low-density lipoprotein (LDL) bad cholestrol by up to 8 percent. From the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center: Changing lifestyle and eating patterns can significantly lower LDL, bad cholestrol. They recommended 1... reducing intake of saturated fats to less than 7 percent of total calories, with dietary cholestrol intake reduced to less than 200 mg per day. LDL lowering, lowering bad cholestrol, can be improved upon by eating 2 grams of either plant stanols or sterols and/or 10 to 25 grams of soluble fiber each day. Fruits, oats, barley and legumes are high in soluble fiber. 2... Weight loss, weight reduction. Abdominal obesity is a waist circumference of more than 40 inches in men and more than 35 inches in women. Abdominal obesity is major risk factor in coronary heart disease. weight loss reduces the bad cholestrol as well as reduces other risk factors related to Syndrome X aka Metabolic Syndrome. 3... Increased physical activity, that improves HDL, the good cholesterol. According to the CSIRO, Dr. Clifton et al, undertook a research review into the effect of wholegrains on lowering heart disease. The findings were most impressive, with the finding being a 20 to 40% reduction in risk when 2 or 3 servings of wholegrains were included in the diet - such as wholemeal or wholegrain bread, even plain popcorn. This is comparable to the effect that is achieved by taking the strong statin drugs typically prescribed to lower cholesterol levels. Increasing or adding fruit and vegetables to a diet, normally results in a 10 to 15% reduction in heart disease risk. Clearly wholegrains should not be ignored! Always CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR AND DIETICIAN first about lowering cholestrol. See what they say about the ideas you find on this website and others.
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