Suffering from high cholesterol? Here are foods to lower cholesterol.
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15 FOODS THAT LOWER
CHOLESTEROL
15 FOODS THAT LOWER CHOLESTEROL
What is cholesterol?
Cholesterol, a waxy substance is naturally present in the fats in your blood that your body
requires performing its function in a normal way. Your body uses cholesterol to generate
several hormones including, vitamin D and bile acids that help in digesting fats.
What is cholesterol?
Why is it important to maintain
lower cholesterol?
Generally, there are two types of cholesterol: High-density lipoprotein (HDL), good cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL),
called as bad cholesterol. it is important to maintain the bad cholesterol (LDL) in your body, not only to maintain your cholesterol level,
but also to improve your health and wellness.
What are the reasons of high
cholesterol level?
Heredity: your genes also define how much cholesterol your body produces. This is the reason that high
level of cholesterol can run in families.
What are the reasons of high
cholesterol level?
Age and Gender: As men and women get older, their cholesterol levels increase. After the age of menopause,
cholesterol level tends to rise in women, while before the age of menopause; women have lower cholesterol level than
men of the same age.
What are the reasons of high
cholesterol level?
Weight: obesity is one of the risk factors for cardiovascular disease because
it tends to enhance your cholesterol.
What are the reasons of high
cholesterol level?
Diet: when you eat more saturated fat and cholesterol in food, your blood
cholesterol level goes up.
Reasons of high cholesterol
There are some effective ways that can help you in lowering your cholesterol.
How can you lower your
cholesterol?
Medications
There are some effective ways that can help you in lowering your cholesterol.
How can you lower your
cholesterol?
Regular exercise
There are some effective ways that can help you in lowering your cholesterol.
How can you lower your
cholesterol?
Low-fat diet
Oats
15 Foods That Lower Cholesterol
whole grains
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OkraSea foods
walnut, and other nuts
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Olive Oil
Apples and citrus fruits
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Fatty fish
Foods fortified
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Spinach
Tomatoes
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Avocados
Green Tea
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Chocolate
Garlic
15 Foods That Lower Cholesterol
Conclusion
• High LDL cholesterol damages your overall health by
increasing the risk of heart attack and other heart
diseases
• While lowering your bad cholesterol not only
minimizes your risk for heart disease
• So eating these above-mentioned foods daily to lower bad
cholesterol level in your blood