does avocado affects blood cholesterol?
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Avocados contain oleic acid, a monounsaturated fat that may help to lower cholesterol. In one study of people with moderately high cholesterol levels, individuals who ate a diet high in avocados showed clear health improvements. After seven days on the diet that included avocados, they had significant decreases in total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol, along with an 11% increase in health promoting HDL cholesterol.
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Artichoke juice has been proven to reduce high LDL cholesterol.\n\nShrimp and other shellfish are fairly high in cholesterol; however, they are low in saturated fat. Therefore, these foods can be eaten in moderation -- even if you have high cholesterol.
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Excellent question.\n\nFirst, you are 19.  How do you know what your cholesterol number is?  Was this a fasting reading or a spot check you can pick up at Osco.\n\nSecond, when guys say they work out they usually men weight lifting.  More often it is the aerobic exercise that is most beneficial in reducing total cholesterol since you use more muscles and it also improves the delivery system of oxygen and nutrients called the cardiovascular system.\n\nThird, cholesterol is a building block of other things such as muscle, hormones, enzymes and etc.  Your body makes it anyway.  Simply by not eating animal products (whole milk, meat, eggs and surface fish not bottom dwellers) will help reduce your total cholesterol.  \n\nFourth, genetics plays a big part as well.  What are parents' total cholesterol?  Is there heart disease in your family?  \n\nSometimes diet and exercise just isn't enough and you need to be medicated.  Most importantly, see a medical provider regarding obtaining your total cholesterol.  For an accurate result you need to have nothing to eat or drink for at least 12 hours.\n\nI hope this helps.
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Most fruits and vegetables are low in fat. Do not chose avocados, they are high in fat.
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Cholesterol is produced by your body and is also present in foods of animal origin. While we could not survive without cholesterol, levels that are too high may contribute to heart disease.\n \n \nSteps:\n1.  Keep a food diary. Write down what you eat every day for a week. This is an easy method of evaluating what types of foods you are eating and if they are high in fat and cholesterol.\n \n2.  Reduce your intake of foods high is saturated fat, which will raise your blood cholesterol higher than anything else you eat. Saturated fat is found primarily in foods from animals, such as fatty red meat, poultry skin, whole milk, butter and lard. Plant sources of saturated fat include coconut oil and palm oil.\n \n3.  Cut down on your overall intake of fat. That will reduce your saturated fat intake.\n \n4.  Set a goal of having fat make up 30 percent or less of the total day's calories. No more than 8-10 percent should be from saturated fat.\n \n5.  Replace saturated fat, such as butter and lard, with polyunsaturated or monounsaturated fats, such as olive oil and canola oil.\n \n6.  Choose foods that are naturally low in fat, such as fruits, vegetables and whole grains. They are also high in fiber, vitamins and minerals.\n \n7.  Reduce or eliminate your intake of fast foods. Many of them tend to be very high in fat, especially those that are fried and breaded.\n \n8.  Eat less dietary cholesterol. Only animal foods contain dietary cholesterol, so reduce or eliminate animal products. Avoid consuming more than 300mg of cholesterol per day.\n \n9.  Experiment with new ways of eating. Check out different ethnic cuisines, such as Thai and other Asian cuisines, in which the traditional diet is low in fat. Order pizza with low fat mozzarella, minus the pepperoni but topped with fresh veggies.\n \n10.  Buy a vegan/vegetarian cookbook and try having at least two or three meatless dinners a week.\n \n11.  Exercise. Find a sport you like, join a gym, do whatever it takes to get your body moving. Exercise can help lower your blood cholesterol; it can also help with weight loss and keep your heart healthy.
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To reduce Serum Cholestrol without medication, adopt a lifestyle that is conducive to normal blood lipids. What’s normal? Total cholesterol (T-Chol) less than 200 mg/dl, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-Chol)--the “lethal cholesterol”--less than 100 mg/dl, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-Chol)--the “healthy cholesterol”--more than 40 mg/dl. \n\nHere are the top 10 ways to improve your cholesterol levels. \n1. Decrease saturated fat intake. Saturated fats are found in all meats, skin from poultry, and tropical oils such as palm and coconut oil. Hydrogenated fats also count as saturated fat. You can’t eliminate them completely, but work at reducing the amount you eat.\n\n2. Decrease refined carbohydrates. When you eat too many refined carbohydrates (such as those in cake, candy, cookies, soda, and pasta), they can be converted to saturated fat by the body, and that can raise cholesterol levels.\n\n3. Increase fruit and vegetable intake. Research shows that as the servings of fruits and vegetables increase, T-Chol and especially LDL decreases (1). Your mother was right: eat your veggies!\n\n4. Eat 2-3 servings of cold-water fish such as tuna, salmon, or sardines every week. The omega-3 fatty acids help reduce cholesterol levels. Just don’t deep-fat fry the fish or add a lot of mayonnaise to your tuna salad.\n\n5. Exercise regularly. This is the only sure way to increase HDL-Chol levels. The more intense the exercise, the more HDL-Chol levels go up.\n\n6. Quit smoking. Cigarette smoking raises T-Chol and destroys HDL-Chol. Find a way to quit--whatever it takes--but do it.\n\n7. Take a fish oil supplement every day. Omega-3 fatty acids, specifically the EPA found in fish oil, can help lower cholesterol levels; a good target is 2-3 grams per day. Taking more should be done only after consulting with your healthcare professional.\n\n8. Drink green tea every day--hot or cold--or take a dietary supplement with the phytonutrient theaflavin in it. Both have been shown to lower cholesterol--especially LDL-Chol (2).\n\n9. Add almonds and plant sterols to your diet every day (3). Almonds contain omega-3 fatty acids and are high in fiber. Plant sterols are found in margarines such as Smart Balance.\n\n10. Use psyllium fiber three times per day. Recent research has shown that the fiber in Metamucil and similar products can lower both T-Chol and LDL-Chol--and constipation will be the least of your problems!\n\nHere’s a bonus: if you have weight to lose, lose it. Carrying extra body fat sets the body on a cycle of producing more saturated fat and subsequently more cholesterol than we need. You can lower your cholesterol without losing weight, but it’s easier if you do.\n\nTwo things: work with your doctor as you make these lifestyle changes. Getting serum lipids tested regularly is very important so that you’ll know what is and isn’t effective. Your physician should know what you’re doing to deal with the issue. \n\nSecond, and most importantly, if you’ve done all you can and your cholesterol is still too high, discuss taking a medication such as a statin to lower it. It’s more important to get your cholesterol in the normal range than it is to be stubborn about taking medications. \n\nReferences:\n1.Djousse, L., et al. Fruit and vegetable consumption and LDL cholesterol: the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Heart Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004; 79(2):213-7. \n2.David J. Maron, et al. Cholesterol-lowering effect of a theaflavin-enriched green tea extract: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Intern Med; 2003.163(12):1448-53. \n3.Jenkins DJ, et al. Effects of a dietary portfolio of cholesterol-lowering foods vs. lovastatin on serum lipids and C-reactive protein. JAMA. 2003;290(4):502-10.
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Oatmeal, a rich source of dietary fiber, has been discovered to lower cholesterol levels in over 40 separate research studies. It is thought that the oat fibers mix with cholesterol in the small intestine and carry the cholesterol out of the body instead of it being absorbed into the blood. The Food and Drug Administration is also convinced---oatmeal was the first food to carry the distinction on its label to lower cholesterol levels.
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nope - they can be of total normal weight. High Cholesterol has two major reasons : What you eat and what you inherited, what is in your genes. \n\nOnce major source of Cholesterol is actually not what you eat but it is the body itself, it produces Cholesterol. There are some foods out there which trigger that production (saturated fats), others which absorb and remove it (fibers) and foods which add or not cholesterol. \n\nThere is lots of advice out there in books, on the web but it seems from a dietary standpoint the best is to\n1. Add a lot of fiber to your diet (Oatmeal bran, Psyllium, eat veggies, fruit....)\nFibers can absorb Cholesterol in the intestines and transport it out before it is going into the bloodstream. \n\n2. Change the diet to eat fish instead of meat. The different types of fat in fish improve the ratio of good cholesterol to bad in a posiitive way. Many say tha this ratio is more important than the total value. \n\n3. Reduce animal products  in your diet, reduce saturated fats (cream, whole milk, red meat, fat meat).  \n\n4. Then there are foods which have high cholesterol, avoid those: Eggs, shrimp, mussels, crab, lobster...\n\n5. And finally - work out regularly. \n\nAnd furthermore - there have been publications in the meantime about the fact that it is not necessarily High cholesterol levels what clogs arteries. It is rather an inflammation on the arterial inner walls and because of that cholesterol settles down there. Not sure how correct those studies are. \n\nHowever - the body needs some cholesterol and therefore it is able to produce it. \nMy boyfriend went on a choelsterol free diet (he even substituted all fish and meats with soy products). At  first the C- levels dropped and then they started rising again. \n\nAnd also interesting - once he added fish in his diet at least the ratio of good to bad cholesterol improved a lot. \n\nAnd as a last workd - if it is possible for you to drop your weight and your cholesterol with natural means then try by all means. The pills to treat it are not just expensive but also can have side effects and need to be taken a whole life long.
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Nuts aren't harmful to those with high cholesterol... in fact they are beneficial.  However, they are potentially dangerous to those with high uric acid.\n\nA one-ounce serving of nuts contains between 160 and 200 calories, of which 80-90 percent comprises fat. Despite this high-fat content, the fat in nuts is primarily in the monounsaturated form. Monounsaturated fats, when substituted for saturated fat in the diet, can help reduce total and LDL, or "bad" cholesterol levels while maintaining the "good" cholesterol, HDL.\n\nOther added benefits of nuts are they are naturally cholesterol free, a good source of dietary fiber and protein, and contain a variety of heart disease-fighting vitamins and minerals like vitamin E (a potent antioxidant), folic acid, niacin, magnesium, vitamin B<sub>6, zinc, copper and potassium. Nuts also contain the nonessential amino acid arginine. Arginine is touted for it’s role in protecting the inner lining of the arterial walls, making them more pliable and less susceptible to atherogenesis. Lastly, nuts are a good source of healthful phytochemicals, biologically active plant chemicals with high antioxidant properties linked to prevention of coronary heart disease.\n\nBecause nuts are so calorically dense it is important to incorporate them into the diet sensibly. To avoid weight gain, substitute added nuts for food sources high in fat, specifically saturated fat. For example, top a salad with nuts instead of bacon bits and croutons. Proper serving size is also a must. Having a scale on-hand is your best bet, although not always practical. If a scale is not available, check the Nutrition Facts panel on the food label to locate the serving size. A one-ounce serving of nuts greatly differs.
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To Lower LDL Cholesterol\nCarrot, Apple, Ginger, orange, strawberry.\nSources of B-complex Vitamins\nGreen leafy vegetables\nSources of Vitamin C [Deficiency may raise cholesterol levels.]\nParsley/coriander, kale, and green pepper (capsicum)\nSources of bioflavanoids\nGrape, parsley/coriander, and lemon/lime\nSources of Vitamin E [Improves blood circulation]\nSpinach, asparagus, and carrot\nSources of Chromium [May reduce total cholesterol and triglycerides. May raise HDL cholesterol]\nPotato, green pepper (capsicum), apple and spinach\nSources of Copper [Deficiency may raise cholesterol levels.]\nCarrot, garlic, ginger\nSources of Mangnesium [Deficiency may cause spasms of coronary arteries. May reduce total cholesterol and raise HDL cholesterol.]\nBeet green, spinach, parsley/coriander, garlic\nSources of Potassium\nParsley, garlic, spinach, cantaloupe, banana\nSources of Selenium\nSwiss chard, garlic, orange\nSources of Zinc\nGinger, turnip, parsley/coriander, garlic, carrot
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Nope, eggs are nature's perfect food.  \n\n\nAnd there is no evidence that dietary cholesterol affects blood cholesterol.\n\nEnjoy your eggs.
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avocadoes, bananas, celery, and turnips all have both
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if you have high cholesterol just do not eat out...period. pho is sooo goood but that makes it all the more unhealthy...its fatty and has like loads of the chemical "msg" in it to make it taste nice but its extremely unhealthy lol the peopel that make the food don't really care about your health and there job is to make the food as great as possible no matter how unhealthy it is =P you can make you're own pho at home and try to make it healthy hehe o yea also lay off the egg yoke its loaded with cholesterol!
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What people refer to as good cholesterol and bad cholesterol are not really cholesterol at all. They are actually carrier proteins that act like "baskets" to transport cholesterol between the blood and the liver. The "bad" form is low-density lipoprotein, which carries cholesterol from the liver, where it is made, to the blood. It is considered bad because too much cholesterol in the blood slowly clogs arteries, eventually causing heart disease. On the other hand, what is termed "good" cholesterol is a high-density lipoprotein that transports cholesterol from the blood to the liver. \n\nYour body makes c \nholesterol because it is a building block for a number of essential substances. These include: \nPre-vitamin D, which is converted by sunlight to vitamin D \nTestosterone, the "male" sex hormone \nEstrogen, the "female" sex hormone \nProgesterone, a sex hormone found in both males and females \nBile salts, that nasty yellow stuff that comes up with severe nausea \nOther critical steroid hormones that help to regulate such important things as potassium and sodium levels \nExcess cholesterol is "stored" in the blood. The actual cholesterol levels are determined by a number of factors, including heredity, diet and exercise. Diet appears to be the most important of these
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Nuts, olives and avocados are the plant foods with the highest fat content.\n\nThey're very nutritious but if you're trying to lose weight, you may want to exclude them from your diet until you are at your goal weight.
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Essentially Good!! \nShellfish have a high level of cholesterol, but have essentially no saturated fat (slightly over I gram per serving, compared to beef, which can have 10 to 20 grams). And shellfish cholesterol is harder to absorb than that from other high-fat foods, although the reasons are not known. \n\nIn the past, scientists could not differentiate the different sterols and measured them all as "cholesterol". This is why the amount of cholesterol in shellfish reported is very high. \n\nFor your info,  the amount of cholesterol in shrimps is approximately 130 mg per 3 oz of raw shrimp and with only 2 grams of fat.  And shrimp have high levels of beneficial highly unsaturated fatty acids, which raise the good HDL cholesterol levels, so eating shrimp may actually lower blood cholesterol levels.
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My mother eats oatmeal everyday.  She cooks it with raisins to add natural sweetness.  It does wonders to the cholesterol level.\n\nDo not buy the instant oatmeal.  It has to be the one that you cook on a stovetop for a while.