High cholesterol is one of the major risk factor for cardiovascular disease was the cause of death in the United States. Since there is no such thing as 'magic bullet' that could make disappear cholesterol, the combination of certain foods with medicines that are prescribed to help lower cholesterol and protect your heart.
Dietitian Patricia Bannan, author of Eat Right When Time is Tight also recommend some cholesterol-lowering foods that some of them may surprise you.
According to Bannan, one of the best diet to manage cholesterol is strawberries. Strawberries contain a lot of heart-healthy substances, including phytochemicals, vitamin C, folic acid, potassium, fiber and phytosterols which can actually inhibit the absorption of cholesterol.
This is similar to findings of researchers from the University of Oklahoma on relation of dietary supplements in the form of powder of the frozen strawberries and dry them with a 11 percent reduction in bad cholesterol (LDL) in participants who were obese for two months.
Lean beef is another excellent food for cholesterol. While eating too much red meat can sacrifice your body, a study found that eating 4.5 to 5 ounces of lean beef per day can reduce bad cholesterol or LDL.
These include the popular cuts of meat such as sirloin steak, tenderloin, T-bone and lean beef 95 percent.
Presentation of 3 ounces of lean beef alone contains 150 calories and 10 essential nutrients such as protein, zinc and iron.
"A recent study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that eating lean beef every day as part of a healthy heart diet help reduce bad cholesterol by 10 percent - equivalent to the recommended diet more heart-healthy," said Bannan as quoted by Fox News, Wednesday (04/11/2012).
Cholesterol-lowering diet recommended Bannan include green tea, flaxseed and dark chocolate. But it is also important for us to make lifestyle changes like more exercise, reducing stress and sleep well, "he said.
