Nutritionist Lovisa Nilsson has shared her top tips on how
to keep your cholesterol levels in control, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
* Superfruits: Following recent nutritional studies, several
fruits have been labelled 'superfoods' due to their ability to combat harmful
fats and reduce bad cholesterol. For instance, it was recently revealed that
strawberries have the ability to reduce LDL, the harmful form of cholesterol,
by nearly 14 percent, according to research carried out by Università
Politecnica Delle Marche in Italy.
* Unsaturated fats: Consuming omega-3 essential fatty acids,
found in unsaturated fats, will help to lower the levels of bad cholesterol in
the blood. Unsaturated fats include oily fish, nuts and seeds, ground flax
seeds, olive oil and certain vegetables and fruits such as avocado.
* Fibre: Beans, pulses, vegetables, cereal and whole grain
breads all have a high fermentable fibre content and are therefore difficult
for the gut to digest so they attach to bad cholesterol and then remove it from
the body via waste.
* Red wine: Red wine contains a plant compound called
saponin which blocks the body's absorption of bad cholesterol,LDL. This news is
not an excuse to drink large quantities of red wine and I do not recommend
adding red wine to your diet purely for health reasons since alcohol
consumption can lead to further health complications such as high blood pressure
and liver disease.
Source : Medindia.net
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