Several other studies have reported that probiotic - containing yogurts significantly
reduce total serum cholesterol and LDL cholesterol and improve the LDL: HDL cholesterol ratio (35, 36, 37).
Not exact matches
In the Ex-diet group,
serum total cholesterol (P < 0.001) and LDL - C (P < 0.001) were
reduced after eight weeks, compared to the C - diet group.
Both tamoxifen and soya protein
reduce levels of
total serum cholesterol and the undesirable LDL
cholesterol, which is closely linked to the risk of a heart attack.
«All fats raise
serum cholesterol; Nearly half of
total fat comes from vegetable fats and oils; No difference between animal and vegetable fats in effect on CHD (1953); Type of fat makes no difference; Need to
reduce margarine and shortening (1956); All fats are comparable; Saturated fats raise and polyunsaturated fats lower
serum cholesterol; Hydrogenated vegetable fats are the problem; Animal fats are the problem (1957 - 1959).»
One study found dietary supplementation of freeze - dried strawberries to
reduce total serum and LDL
cholesterol and lipid peroxidation in adults with abdominal adiposity and elevated
cholesterol.
And the results proved that the
serum total cholesterol levels had
reduced by 23.3 %, disease had regressed in 43.7 % and progression was arrested in another 46.5 % of the patients.
It
reduced total cholesterol, triglycerides, phospholipids, LDL, and VLDL
cholesterol levels and increased HDL
cholesterol in
serum and tissues.
For example, 1, 3, or 6g of cinnamon per day
reduces serum glucose, triglyceride, LDL -
cholesterol, and
total cholesterol decreases and glucose levels in Type 2 diabetics (27).
The intake of 60 g / d of resistant maltodextrin was shown to
reduce serum total cholesterol and triacylglycerol concentrations in type 2 diabetics as compared with type 2 diabetics or healthy adults who consumed 30 g / d of resistant maltodextrin (Ohkuma and Wakabayashi, 2001).
The different viscous fibers
reduced serum total and LDL
cholesterol concentrations by similar amounts.
Summary of the Intervention Trials Viscous Functional Fibers and foods sources of viscous Dietary Fiber
reduce both
total and LDL
cholesterol concentrations, and may also
reduce serum triglycerides.