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Last Updated: 7 years ago• Featured Tip
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Bsc - Home Science, Msc - Home Science

Dietitian/Nutritionist•Bangalore
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Food plays a vital role in lowering the cholesterol apart from timely medication. Here is a list of 10 foods that contribute to a great extent in lowering the cholesterol level:

Oats: Changing the morning meal is the first action you should take. Oatmeal can bring down the LDL level to a staggering 5.3 percent in a matter of 6 weeks. It contains beta-glucan, which is capable of absorbing the LDL present in the blood.
Red wine: You can cheer to reduced cholesterol with a glass of red...more
Last Updated: 2 years ago• Featured Tip
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MD - Cardiology, MBBS

Cardiologist•Bangalore
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Cholesterol is a necessary substance for every cell. It plays an important role in producing vitamin d and hormones, which are necessary for our body.

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Our liver produces cholesterol for our body but we can also consume it from animal products.

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When there is too much fat in our blood this condition is known as hypercholesterolemia and hyperlipidemia. High cholesterol increases the chances of getting heart-related diseases like heart attacks and other he...more
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Last Updated: 9 years ago• Featured Tip
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General Physician•Patiala
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1. Oats: It gives you 1 to 2 grams of soluble fiber.

2. Beans: Are rich in soluble fiber. They also take a while for the body to digest.

3. Nuts: Eating 2 ounces of nuts a day can slightly lower ldl, on the order of 5%.

4. Foods fortified with Sterols and Stanols: Gum up the body's ability to absorb cholesterol from food. Getting 2 grams of plant Sterols or Stanols a day can lower Low-density Lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol by about 10%.

5. Fatty fish. Eating fi...more
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MBBS, MD - Internal Medicine, DM - Cardi...read more

Cardiologist•Delhi
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What are your lipid levels? Total cholesterol should be below 300, and LDL below 220. Present recommendation of lower values is not science, it is mostly a social priority. Try to read my health tip on cholesterol and lipid profile posted on Lybrate.
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Cardiologist•Delhi
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Food which increase bad cholesterol are meat, butter or ghee, and yellow of egg. Meat here means red meat. Cholesterol is not present in any plant derived product. Foods that decrease good cholesterol are fried foods, fast foods, coconut oil, cookies. Smoking or tobacco also lowers good cholesterol. To increase good cholesterol: regular exercise, almonds, flexseeds, walnuts. However the increase is not more that 5 mg. Drugs may also help to similar extent. More important is ratio of bad (take th...more
Last Updated: 6 years ago • Featured Quiz
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Cardiologist•Mohali
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Using soya as an alternative to milk can help lower cholesterol. True or False. Take this quiz to know now!
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BHMS, Diploma in Dermatology

Homeopath•Hyderabad
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Make exercise a habit. It cuts your "bad" (LDL) cholesterol level and raises your "good" (HDL) cholesterol level. Get to a healthy weight. Favor "good" fats. Avoid artificial trans fat. Eat fiber, which helps lower your cholesterol level. Limit sugar..
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Last Updated: 5 years ago• Featured Tip
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Dietitian/Nutritionist•Navi Mumbai
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Some foods punch well above their weight in helping to reduce cholesterol levels, we call them 'Cholesterol busters'. Choosing a healthy diet, low in saturated fat is important in helping to keep your cholesterol low but you can reduce your cholesterol levels further by including these super six foods in your everyday diet...

Super Food 1 - Soya Foods
Being naturally low in saturated fat, soya foods help lower cholesterol. The special proteins in soya also appear to influence how th...more
Last Updated: 6 years ago • Featured Quiz
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Diploma In Cardiology, MBBS

Cardiologist•Vadodara
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Icecream can cause high cholesterol. True or False? Take this quiz to know now!
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Last Updated: 6 years ago • Featured Quiz
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Fatty fish like mackerel, salmon, tuna etc. help increase the good of good cholesterol in the body. True or False. Take this quiz to know now!
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