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Eggplant. This nightshade fruit (yes, it’s a fruit!) is low in calories, high in fiber, and replete with nutrients such as vitamins C, K, B6, folate, and potassium. Like blueberries, purple ...
A 2021 study linking strawberries to heart health found eating 2.5 servings of strawberries per day for four weeks improved LDL cholesterol levels in adults with obesity and high cholesterol.
Sausage is another high-fat, processed meat you should limit if you have high cholesterol. A 2-inch link of smoked pork sausage has 1.5 grams of saturated fat, or 11% of the daily limit based on ...
The DASH diet is mainly based on fruits, vegetables, low-fat or fat free dairy, whole grains, fish, poultry, legumes, and nuts. It recommends reducing sodium intake, sweets (in drinks and foods), and red meat. It limits saturated fatand trans-saturated fat, while increasing the intake of potassium, magnesium, protein, fiber, and ...
A cardiac diet also known as a heart healthy diet [1] is a diet focus on reducing sodium, fat and cholesterol intake. The diet concentrates on reducing "foods containing saturated fats and trans fats" and substituting them with "mono and polyunsaturated fats". The diet advocates increasing intake of "complex carbohydrates, soluble fiber and ...
The human body makes one-eighth to one-fourth teaspoons of pure cholesterol daily. A cholesterol level of 5.5 millimoles per litre or below is recommended for an adult. The rise of cholesterol in the body can give a condition in which excessive cholesterol is deposited in artery walls called atherosclerosis. This condition blocks the blood flow ...
HDL cholesterol: above 40 mg/dL (for men) and above 50 mg/dL (for women) Triglycerides: below 150 mg/dL While all your levels are important, your doctor will likely focus on your LDL cholesterol ...
The Portfolio Diet is a therapeutic plant-based diet created by British researcher David J. Jenkins in 2003 to lower blood cholesterol. [ 1][ 2] The diet emphasizes using a portfolio of foods or food components that have been found to associate with cholesterol lowering to enhance this effect. Soluble fiber, soy protein, plant sterols, and nuts ...