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It is possible to eat as much as you want, lose weight, and have low or safe levels of cholesterol. The secret is knowing which foods to eat and which to avoid. Whole plant foods that promote good health and prevent disease are also foods that lower cholesterol and help take weight off - for good.
Blood
cholesterol is directly affected by the richness of the diet.
Foods that lower cholesterol, and which you should eat freely
include the following:
Fruit: All fresh fruit (avocado and
olives sparingly)
Vegetables: All vegetables, greens,
herbs, squash
Legumes: All beans, peas, lentils,
garbanzos
Tubers: Potatoes, yams, sweet potatoes
Grains: All whole grains, whole grain breads and pastas
Nuts: Eat Sparingly
Getting permanent control of a ballooning waistline may
require a radical shift in diet. Foods that lower cholesterol, help lose weight, and
take you on a path to optimal health are all around us. Take time to adapt to a new
way of eating. If you make a mistake or slip into old habits, give yourself permission
to recover.
Enjoy the bountiful foods that lower cholesterol!
More on cholesterol:
Is
cholesterol a hero or a villian? What
kinds of
cholesterol are there?
Contact
CHIP to learn more about
foods that lower cholesterol.
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