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"Superdiet" To Help Cut Cholesterol
Source: Prevention, September 2003
No
single food will reduce your cholesterol level, but
researchers recently summarized some of the studies
which looked at what foods might help bring cholesterol
down by up to 30 percent. They recommend eating the
following foods every day.
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Food
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Servings
Per Day
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| Plant
sterol margarine (ex.: Benecol) |
Three
1/2 T. servings |
| Soy
milk |
Three
8 oz. glasses |
| Soy
yogurt |
6
oz. |
| Almonds
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20
to 24 |
| Oat-bran
bread |
1
1/2 slices |
| Oat-bran
cereal |
1/2
cup |
| Barley
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1/4
cup four times a week |
| Beans
(northern, kidney, lentil), cooked |
1/2
cup |
| Fruit
and nonstarchy vegetables (starchy vegetables are
potatoes, corn, etc.), but you can include eggplant
and okra |
11
servings |
| You'll
also want to keep many of your main dishes vegetarian;
try vegetarian chili or curry, soy burgers, soy
deli slices, and beans. |
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