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Article: Improve your LDL/HDL levels through your diet
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- Dayton Daily News
- Article date:
- July 26, 2009
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THE DEAL
The best meal for anyone worried about cholesterol is a meal low
in saturated fat and abundant in fruits and vegetables. And although
there are no magic bullets beyond that healthy prescription, certain
foods have been shown to give cholesterol levels an extra nudge in
the right direction. Weave some of these whole foods, all pinpointed
by research as cholesterol-friendly, into your daily diet.
Alcohol
Drinking a glass of wine with dinner -- any alcoholic beverage,
in fact -- has been shown to raise good-cholesterol levels and lower
the risk of a heart attack.
Almonds
Substances in almond skins help prevent LDL "bad" cholesterol
from being oxidized, a process that can otherwise ...