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To Fight the High Cholesterol

  • Posted on April 5, 2010 at 9:28 am

To control high cholesterol in order not to actually be with nutritional therapy methods, which consume a lot of food antikolesterol found in everyday life. You can replace bad fats with healthier fats. 
Consuming foods can increase intake of vegetable protein, nutritious vegetable that excessive lowering cholesterol levels.
Want to know what foods are against cholesterol? Check out the tips below are taken from different sources.

  1. Mushrooms. 
    Rich chromium, mineral that helps break down fats into simpler compounds, ie fatty acids. This activity helps shrink the fat content (LDL) and raise levels of good fats (HDL). Another source of chromium is nuts, like walnuts, peanuts, cashews, and almonds.
  2. Watermelon Seeds. All this time we underestimated watermelon seeds, and abundant copper substances. Diets low in copper intake is associated with higher LDL cholesterol levels, and lack of good HDL cholesterol. Seeds eat frequently, especially the fresh, good watermelon seeds and pumpkin seeds sunflower seeds.
  3. Lime. 
    Among the various kinds of orange, lime or lemon is the most contain flavonoids. This compound could inhibit the excessive LDL productivity thus reducing the risk of heart attack. Flavonoids can also be found in tea, broccoli, tomatoes, soybeans, onions layered like onions and onions and pomegranates.
  4. Apples. 
    A lot of soluble fiber found in apples is a source beta glucan. In the body, beta glucan participate and control the absorption of cholesterol production. Another source of papaya, the fruit is eaten with the skin (apple and pear), carrots, peas and other vegetables, legumes in general (bean, winged bean, and long beans), dry legumes (mung bean, red bean, and Tolo beans) and red rice
  5. Tuna fish. 
    Including source of omega-3 fatty acids are popular, in addition to salmon and mackerel. Omega-3 is specifically protects the body against the increase in LDL cholesterol levels.
  6. Local Red Guava. Just like watermelon red and red tomatoes, guava lycopene-rich red local. Lycopene is involved in controlling the production of cholesterol.
  7. Avocados. 
    Pantothenic acid is the most prominent compounds in avocados that contribute to reduce blood cholesterol levels.
  8. Peanut 
    Peanut skin, which is peanuts in shell is baked in the oven. This abundance of healthy fat snacks as well as rich in vitamin E, which can ‘lock’ to prevent free radical damage to LDL cholesterol, thus formation of plaques in blood vessel walls can be avoided and prevent heart attacks.
  9. Mango. 
    Vitamin C is widely available in mango. Other sources: starfruit, various types of citrus (grapefruit, tangerines, etc.), papaya, strawberry, and kiwi. Vitamin C prevents oxidized LDL cholesterol, thus avoiding the formation of plaque in blood vessel walls.