cholesterol fight with low carb diet, atkins diet and mediterranean diet
17 July, 2008
healthier diet and exercise at least three times per week. One of the best food to include in a diet that’s aim is to lower cholesterol is oats or oat-based cereals. While many other healthy foods help you keep your “cholesterol” in check buy not adding to the problem, oats actually help remove cholesterol from your body, due to a type of fiber it contains – beta-glucan soluble fiber. It is recommended that you eat at least 3 grams of beta-glucan soluble fiber per day.
The low-fat diet emphasizes grains, whole wheat pasta and bread, fruits and vegetables; the low-carb diet suggests meat, fish, chicken, eggs, and just a few vegetables; and the Mediterranean diet includes lean protein and vegetables, along with lots of olive oil and nuts.
While low-fat dieters lost an average of 3.3 kg (7.3 pounds) over the two-year period, those following the Mediterranean diet shed 4.6 kg (10.1 pounds) and the low-carb dieters 5.5 kg (12.1 pounds).
And the low-carb diet excelled at improving the cholesterol profile, reducing the total cholesterol-to-good cholesterol ratio by 20 percent, compared to just 12 percent in the low-fat diet.
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