What Are The Best Foods For Lowering Cholesterol ?

[Chipchopper]

Also, What fast-food outlets are best avoided ?

Why is tinned tuna considered unhealthy and and fresh not ?

And lastly, Whats the deal with roasted peanuts (salted or none salted) ?

[Mosaic]

In reverse order of the asking....
Nuts contain a high proportion of fats which boost your cholesterol

Didn't know fresh tuna was considered unhealthy

Best way to lower your cholesterol is to lose weight, no foods are especially magical but weight loss certainly is.

[Old_Geezer]

I didn't know tinned tuna was considered unhealthy. Are you sure about that ? The canning process can lose some good parts of fish but not sufficient to make them bad for you.

The deal with roasted peanuts, and with non-roasted peanuts is they stink awful and taste the same.

All fast food outlets are best avoided, but you only live once so use in moderation.

There are foods, such as butter substitutes, that claim to have ingredients that lower cholesterol. I'm unsure how much has been verified, but if you wish to pay extra you could consider using them as part of your normal diet.

[muddlebrain]

porridge every day it has worked wonders for me

[webbo3]

Garlic capsules help reduce cholesterol.

http://health.howstuffworks.com/diseases-conditions/cardiovascular/cholesterol/foods-that-lower-cholesterol4.htm


Dave.

[Chipchopper]

Just to clarify my question re tuna : I have been given a 'Low-fat Diet Sheet' by my GP, which basically has 3 columns (1) Low-fat foods, (2) Medium-fat foods and (3) Higher-fat foods.
In the section regarding, Fish it states- (1) All white fish and shellfish, in column (2) Oily fish such as tuna (fresh not tinned), herring, mackerel, sardines, kippers, pilchards or salmon. Thease all contain healthy omega-3 fats.
Lastly in column (3) It states : Fish roe. caviar.

So what I really wanted to know was, Is it the oils or processing etc the reason for the statement in column (2) "fresh not tinned", or some other reason ?

[FrogNog]

I'm guessing it means tinned in oil. Tinned in brine should be fine but I would check with your GP office.

[pixie373]

Oily fish is healthy. Brine (salt) is unhealthy. Porridge is excellent for cholesterol reduction.

[boxtops]

What's lowered my cholesterol is

Less chocolate and biscuits and cake :-(
More oily fish
More veg
Having fish oil capsules prescribed by the GP to supplement my statin

However - as over the last couple of years my level has never been less than 5.6, he's beginning to suspect that it's familial and may not come down. As my parents were both born in 1909 and people didn't have their cholesterol tested (or not as widely as they do now) when they were aging, I guess I'll never know if they had a problem which they've passed to me.

[boxtops]

oh yes, and porridge as often as possible

[woofgang]

get your tinned tuna canned in springwater, no added salt or oil

[FrogNog]

Oops wrong way round. See. I said I was guessing and to check with your GP. :)

[Chipchopper]

Thank you all.

Fortunately I do love porridge!

[dannyk13]

http://www.prevention.com/food/food-remedies/10-best-cholesterol-lowering-foods

[woofgang]

here's some research based info.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/in-depth/cholesterol/art-20045192

[Lborobrewer]

During the canning process omega3 is lost from tuna, which is why the diet sheet specifies fresh tuna.
It depends on the nuts, bear in mind that peanuts are not true nuts, they are a legume like peas and beans. Most true nuts are considered healthy as they are high in unsaturated fats.
Also bear in mind that even if you could eliminate all of the cholesterol in your diet, you will still have some in your body as it is synthesised in the liver as it is crucial to life e.g. it is the substrate for the production of vitamin D in the skin.