Low Cholesterol Diets & High Cholesterol Foods
Cholesterol and Our Diets
Eating too much saturated fat increases cholesterol levels. However, research has shown that cutting down on saturated fat and replacing it with everyday foods that contain more unsaturated fat can improve our cholesterol levels.
Foods that increase cholesterol
Eating too much saturated fat increases cholesterol levels.
Cholesterol and Our Diets
Eating too much saturated fat increases cholesterol levels. However, research has shown that cutting down on saturated fat and replacing it with everyday foods that contain more unsaturated fat can improve our cholesterol levels.
Foods that increase cholesterol
Eating too much saturated fat increases cholesterol levels.
This is why it is best to limit the amount of foods we eat that are high in saturated fats such as:
· Butter
· Ghee
· Hard margarines
· Lard, dripping and goose fat
· Fatty meat and meat products such as sausages
· Full fat cheese, milk, cream and yogurt
· Coconut and palm oils and coconut cream
· Butter
· Ghee
· Hard margarines
· Lard, dripping and goose fat
· Fatty meat and meat products such as sausages
· Full fat cheese, milk, cream and yogurt
· Coconut and palm oils and coconut cream
Additionally, many foods such as milk chocolate, toffee, cakes, puddings, pastries, pies and rich biscuits, which are made from the list above can also increase cholesterol.
Foods that naturally help to lower cholesterol
Plants do not contain cholesterol and are usually low in saturated fat so vegetables and other plant-based foods should feature regularly in a diet to lower cholesterol.
Foods that naturally help to lower cholesterol
Plants do not contain cholesterol and are usually low in saturated fat so vegetables and other plant-based foods should feature regularly in a diet to lower cholesterol.
These include oat cereals, barley fruit, vegetables, soya foods and drinks, beans and pulses, nuts and seeds such as:
· Porridge
· Oatbran
· Oat breakfast cereals
· Bread made with 50% oat flour or oat bran
· Oatcakes
· Pearl barley
· Baked beans
· Adzuki beans, black beans, black-eyed peas, butter beans, cannellini beans, chickpeas, edamame beans, kidney beans, lima beans, mung beans, navy beans, pinto beans, split peas, white beans
· Red lentils, green lentils
· Vegetables rich in soluble fiber such as okra, aubergine, citrus fruits, turnip, sweet potato and mango
· Unsalted soya nuts (also called roasted edamame beans)
· Soya alternative to milk
· Soya alternative to yogurt
· Soya mince/chunks
· Tofu
· Almonds, pistachios, walnuts, pecans, cashews, peanuts (always unsalted)
From heartuk.org
· Porridge
· Oatbran
· Oat breakfast cereals
· Bread made with 50% oat flour or oat bran
· Oatcakes
· Pearl barley
· Baked beans
· Adzuki beans, black beans, black-eyed peas, butter beans, cannellini beans, chickpeas, edamame beans, kidney beans, lima beans, mung beans, navy beans, pinto beans, split peas, white beans
· Red lentils, green lentils
· Vegetables rich in soluble fiber such as okra, aubergine, citrus fruits, turnip, sweet potato and mango
· Unsalted soya nuts (also called roasted edamame beans)
· Soya alternative to milk
· Soya alternative to yogurt
· Soya mince/chunks
· Tofu
· Almonds, pistachios, walnuts, pecans, cashews, peanuts (always unsalted)
From heartuk.org
