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eWellness: Five cholesterol- friendly foods

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Dr KK Aggarwal    29 July 2019

  1. Oats: It gives you 1 to 2 grams of soluble fiber.
  2. Beans: They are rich in soluble fiber. It also takes a while for the body to digest them.
  3. Nuts: Eating 2 ounces of nuts a day can slightly lower LDL, on the order of 5%.
  4. Foods fortified with sterols and stanols: They gum up the bodys ability to absorb cholesterol from food. Getting 2 grams of plant sterols or stanols a day can lower LDL cholesterol by about 10%.
  5. Fatty fish: Eating fish two or three times a week can lower LDL.

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