Foods That Help Lower Cholesterol

olive oil

Try using olive oil instead of other fats in your diet You can mix the vegetables with olive oil, add them to the seasoning liquid, or mix them with vinegar as a salad You can also use olive, oil as an alternative to butter when covering the meat or kneading for baking.

Food added to plant sterols or ethanol
Plant sterols or ethanol are substances found in plants that help prevent the absorption of cholesterol. Foods fortified with sterols or ethanol are available.

Vegetable margarine and orange juice added to plant sterols can help reduce LDL cholesterol. Adding 2 grams of sterol to your daily diet can lower LDL cholesterol by between 5 and 15 percent.

It is not clear whether foods fortified with plant sterols or ethanol reduce the risk, of heart attack or stroke – although, experts assume that foods that reduce cholesterol also reduce that risk Plant sterol, or ethanol does not appear to affect triglycerides or high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, which is “beneficial” cholesterol.