Fight Cholesterol with the Foods You Eat
New research at Stanford University suggests that what one eats can be a factor in controlling bad cholesterol levels, just like what one doesn’t eat, and that there’s more to fighting cholesterol than taking powerful medications such as statins. The study, which compared two different low-fat diets, found that a low-fat diet rich in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and beans has twice the cholesterol-lowering power of a conventional low-fat diet. While previous studies have shown that such a plant-based diet can lower cholesterol, people on these diets typically also consume lower amounts of saturated fat and dietary cholesterol.
