(Gannett News Service) Nutrition experts have known for years that some foods, such as oatmeal, nuts and soy products, lower cholesterol.
Now, a new study shows that eating a diet with several of these foods can decrease LDL (bad) cholesterol significantly…
All participants in the study were following heart-healthy diets low in saturated fat (butter, beef fat) and rich in fruits and vegetables, beans and whole grains, Jenkins says. Those in the control group continued to stick with their healthy diets.
Others in the intervention group were taught how to incorporate four cholesterol-lowering types of foods into their eating plan, including nuts; soy products; foods rich in viscous fiber (a type of soluble fiber), and plant sterol-enriched margarine…
“We fed people cholesterol-lowering foods, they worked, and you can buy them at the supermarket,” Jenkins says. “If you enrich a good diet with these foods, you get a very respectable reduction in cholesterol.”
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