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What Can You Do To Lower Your Cholesterol 

First of all, you need to realize it is not just about food. It is about healthy lifestyle choices including exercising. The combination is what will get you results. Regarding foods, indeed eating certain foods can lower your bad cholesterol and increase your good cholesterol.

A low-fat diet and eating a reasonable amount are also necessary. Eating less red meat and more fish, a great source of Omega-3, will help (cod, salmon, tuna, herring, and anchovy). White meat is fine, as long as you don’t eat the poultry skin and avoid cooking with it too often. Decreasing your animal protein source and replacing it by plant source is also advisable.

Needless to say, using healthy cooking techniques (steaming, baking, par-boiling, broiling, grilling, or stir-frying with very little fat) is a must. Eating lots of colorful vegetables, dark greens, and a variety of fruits will also be beneficial. Finally, eating reasonable amount of almond, apple, avocado, barley, beans, carrot, cod liver oil, flaxseed oil, flaxseed, garlic, grapefruit, shiitake, oats, olive oil, soybean, and walnut are known to have positive effect on lowering cholesterol. 

Remember healthy lifestyle is also about moderation. So pay attention to what you eat and avoid extremes.