Plus, fiber helps
absorb bad cholesterol and carry it away from your body, so you get to have normal blood cholesterol levels.
Not exact matches
An example comes from a patient with familial hypercholesterolemia — a disease that causes high blood levels of «
bad» LDL (low - density lipoprotein)
cholesterol because a cellular defect prevents the liver from
absorbing LDL.
Kale is recognized as helping to fight cancers whilst detoxifying the body and reducing the amount of
bad cholesterol, it is packed full of a range of vitamins and antioxidants which are easily
absorbed once the food has been digested.
Whole grains not only help prevent your body from
absorbing «
bad»
cholesterol, they may also lower triglycerides, both of which are major contributors to heart disease.
I believe that for the population at large, the saturated fat is
worse, as dietary saturated fat independent of dietary
cholesterol will increase serum
cholesterol and cause inflammation, while dietary
cholesterol is inefficiently
absorbed in those who already have high serum
cholesterol.
Good fats help the body
absorb fat - soluble nutrients without raising LDL («
bad»)
cholesterol levels when eaten as part of a healthy diet.
The insoluble fiber takes longer to travel through the intestines, so it have enough time to
absorb the toxins and
bad cholesterol metabolized in the liver, which will be flushed out along with the fiber.
Soluble fiber can reduce both «
bad» LDL and overall
cholesterol, perhaps by binding with
cholesterol particles in your digestive system and moving them out of the body before they're
absorbed.
Also, it makes sure to bind with the
bad cholesterol, making sure the intestines don't
absorb it.