11 Foods That Lower Cholesterol

11 Power Foods for Lower Cholesterol

Your ticker is begging you to eat these super heart-healthy foods, which could help lower your cholesterol as much some medication.

By Christine M. Porretta

 

 

If you're worried about getting a handle on your high cholesterol level, or maintaining your current healthy levels, it's natural to think about which foods you should ban from your diet once and for all. Maybe you say to yourself, I've been eating too much cheese or Why did I put so much butter on that toast? While limiting certain foods — namely saturated fats in meat and full-fat dairy and trans fats in many baked goods — helps lower high cholesterol, what you do eat is also important in decreasing “bad” LDL cholesterol and raising “good” HDL cholesterol.

We combed the research and talked to top doctors and nutritionists for their list of cholesterol-slashing superfoods with science on their side. Here’s how to work more of them into your diet.

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