- Limit fatty animal products, such as whole milk, processed meats, and high-fat cuts of red meat. Saturated fat, present in all those foods, has long been considered a major threat to heart health because it can raise the amount of cholesterol in your blood. Recent research questions that wisdom, but Gans says she still follows American Heart Association guidelines. “I still advise my patients to limit saturated fats,” she told BuzzFeed. Play it safe by keeping plenty of variety in your diet and not relying solely on animal-based foods for your protein.
- Seven foods that may lower cholesterol are soya milk, tofu, oat bran, live yogurt, walnuts, garlic and onions.
- Foods known to raise good cholesterol are Oily fish (eg salmon, mackerel, herring, trout, tuna) and raw garlic appear to do this, which makes them good choices for anyone with high cholesterol.
- Taking 3g of niacin (a form of vitamin B3) a day may lower cholesterol levels (this large dose could be toxic however and should only be taken under the supervision of a doctor.
- Niacin taken together chromium has been shown to increase good cholesterol. Just 100mg of niacin with 200mcg of chromium may be effective in reducing cholesterol.
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