Article: Improve your LDL/HDL levels through your diet

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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 ...

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