The Mayo Clinic has some great ways to reduce cholesterol, including your suggestion, Erica, of steel-cut oatmeal. I am trying to add most of these things to my diet!
1. Foods are now available that have been fortified with sterols or stanols — substances found in plants that help block the absorption of cholesterol. Margarines, orange juice and yogurt drinks fortified with plant sterols can help reduce LDL cholesterol by more than 10 percent.
2. Studies have shown that walnuts and almonds can significantly reduce blood cholesterol, resulting in a marked improvement within just four weeks.
3. Oatmeal contains soluble fiber, which reduces your low-density lipoprotein (LDL), the "bad" cholesterol. Soluble fiber is also found in such foods as kidney beans, apples, pears, psyllium, barley and prunes.
4. Research has supported the cholesterol-lowering benefits of eating fatty fish because of its high levels of omega-3 fatty acids
5. Extra-virgin olive oil contains a potent mix of antioxidants that can lower your "bad" (LDL) cholesterol but leave your "good" (HDL) cholesterol untouched. (Stay away from "light" olive oil).
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The Mayo Clinic has some great ways to reduce cholesterol, including your suggestion, Erica, of steel-cut oatmeal. I am trying to add most of these things to my diet!
1. Foods are now available that have been fortified with sterols or stanols — substances found in plants that help block the absorption of cholesterol. Margarines, orange juice and yogurt drinks fortified with plant sterols can help reduce LDL cholesterol by more than 10 percent.
2. Studies have shown that walnuts and almonds can significantly reduce blood cholesterol, resulting in a marked improvement within just four weeks.
3. Oatmeal contains soluble fiber, which reduces your low-density lipoprotein (LDL), the "bad" cholesterol. Soluble fiber is also found in such foods as kidney beans, apples, pears, psyllium, barley and prunes.
4. Research has supported the cholesterol-lowering benefits of eating fatty fish because of its high levels of omega-3 fatty acids
5. Extra-virgin olive oil contains a potent mix of antioxidants that can lower your "bad" (LDL) cholesterol but leave your "good" (HDL) cholesterol untouched. (Stay away from "light" olive oil).
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