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- bobbydiamondz, on 10/10/2007, -0/+13I only eat insensible idiots. They're better for the heart.
- allaboutdatiki, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8You know what feels good? Seeing some of your favorite foods on a list like that.
Even better that they became your favorite foods *after* your doctor tried to force feed the Lipitor and you resisted the evil pharmempire. - idc5, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8"LDL or “bad” cholesterol deposits itself on the walls of your arteries, forming plaques that make them hard and narrow. HDL or “good” cholesterol removes excess LDL in your blood and brings it to your liver for disposal. The more HDL you consume, the less LDL you’ll have in your blood."
title should have stated LDL cholesterol. :D - sockpuppets, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7Talk about self ownage.
- zakharm, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5It was down before, but up again.
http://www.laurelonhealthfood.com.nyud.net:8090/2007/08/04/14-foods-that-lower-cholesterol/
* 1. Whole grains and oats - a five-year Insulin Resistance Athersclerosis Study showed that people whose diets contain the most whole grains “had the thinnest carotid artery walls and showed the slowest progression in artery wall thickness.”
blueberries
* 2. Blueberries - a compound in blueberries (pterostilbene) may help lower cholesterol as effectively as commercial drugs with fewer side effects.
* 3. Pistachios, 4. Walnuts, and 5. Almonds - a Penn State study showed that eating pistachios significantly lowers LDL (bad) cholesterol levels. Research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology showed eating walnuts after a high-fat meal might protect your heart. Omega-3 fats and antioxidants in nuts work to reverse the arterial damage caused by saturated fats.
Avocados
* 6. Avocados, 7. Olives, and 8. Olive oil - 26 of the 30 grams of fat in an avocado are heart-healthy, unsaturated fats that can increase your levels of HDL cholesterol. The good fats in avocados, olives, and olive oil protect against heart disease and diabetes. Check out the Mediterranean Diet.
* 9. Flaxseed oil - flaxseed oil can lower blood pressure in men with high cholesterol. In a three-month study of 59 middle-aged men, those who took daily flaxseed oil supplements (with eight grams of the omega-3 fats, alpha-linoleic acid) experienced significantly lower systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
* 10. 100% cranberry-grape juice - antioxidants in grape juice slow down LDL cholesterol oxidation, and cranberry juice raises HDL or “good” cholesterol.
* 11. Fish and Fish oil - a study from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology found that people with type 2 diabetes who consumed high doses of fish oil over nine weeks lowered the size and concentration of several lipoprotein subclasses (cholesterol) in their bodies.
* 12. Black soybeans - a study from the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture shows that black soybeans may help prevent obesity, lower LDL cholesterol, and reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes.
* 13. Pomegranate juice - a National Academy of Sciences study showed that pomegranate juice reduces cholesterol plaque buildup and increases nitric oxide production (nitric oxide helps reduce arterial plaque).
* 14. Yogurt with live active cultures (probiotics) - Vicki Koenig, MS, RD, CDN said “several studies have shown that the probiotics Lactobacillus Acidophilus and Lactobacillus Reuteri actually help lower cholesterol. They work by preventing the reabsorption of cholesterol back in to the blood stream.”
You might be a person who is predisposed to high cholesterol, or maybe your diet could use a shape-up. Here are a few key points on cholesterol that I try to focus on:
* LDL or “bad” cholesterol deposits itself on the walls of your arteries, forming plaques that make them hard and narrow. HDL or “good” cholesterol removes excess LDL in your blood and brings it to your liver for disposal. The more HDL you consume, the less LDL you’ll have in your blood.
* You may need medication to help reduce your cholesterol, but eating a heart-healthy diet and getting exercise are very important.
* Everyone should have their cholesterol checked-it doesn’t matter if you are young/old, female/male, or thin/overweight. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Inaccurate statement. LDL-C (low density lipoprotein cholesterol) travels through the plasma (blood), the majority [75%] of which is produced by extrahepatic tissues within the body. The liver is also responsible for cholesterol synthesis within the body. These LDL particles sometimes can penetrate the endothelial lining of an artery and build up under this lining. These deposits grow and can become oxidized with the addition of static white blood cells moving in to 'attack' the foreign object (LDL). A resultant RUPTURE of this plaque is called a thrombosis and can result in arterial blockage causing unstable angina or myocardial infarction. HDL-C, or high density lipoprotein cholesterol, particles attach to LDL-C and transport it back to the liver where it is metabolized and excreted if not needed by the body. HDL is not 'consumed' but rather synthesized by the liver. Furthermore, LDL contains fatty acid molecules necessary for proper organ function, specifically the heart, in a sense its fuel.
Reducing your cholesterol intake is a good thing but pales in comparison to what the body manufactures itself. Statins, the most widely prescribed drugs worldwide, greatly diminish the production of cholesterol by the body. When the liver detects an interruption in cholesterol synthesis, it reaches out into the blood and clears free-floating LDL-C particles from it because it needs those fatty acids within the LDL to provide the 'fuel'.
This is one reason that very healthy people can also get coronary heart disease and have high levels of cholesterol. It's predominantly genetic. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Why do these lists never have Orange Chicken from Panda Express?? Why can't orange chicken be healthy?? Why, I ask you!! WHY?!?!!!
Always with the fruits and the vegetables, never with the delicious sweet and spicy chicken that I love so much. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3If you have a yard, plant blueberries (at least 2 varieties so they polinate). Once you get it set up all the work you do on them is raking oak leaves for mulch, throwin a net on and taking it off every year, and picking.
I keep up 1 out of the two patches that were left over from when my grandparents owned my house, and from 12 bushes I've gotten probably over 100 quarts of blueberries this year. - mojaam, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Although the current title is also acceptable because people generally think of cholesterol as bad.
- NoTiG, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Cholesterol is not bad... Don't blame the firemen for the fire. (cholesterol = firemen)
http://www.westonaprice.org/moderndiseases/benefits_cholest.html - doubleoh7, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2I think a lot of people are going to be upset that the Double Quarter Pounder w/ Cheese isn't on this list.
- bradisbest, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2http://www.laurelonhealthfood.com/14foods.php
- kickcows, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2mmmm....good stuff
- nedzeve, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Could it mean that you watch too much TV?
- krets, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Jellybeans count?
- yoshitx, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1THis stuff is healthy? I actually like most of this stuff. Thats not possible.
- stuckinOK06, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1This website sucks! Pick some colors that are legible. Diggers - spare us. We spend enough time looking at crappy sites, don't add to it!
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Call around the local garden centers to find out who sells them and what kinds are good in your area. They can be grown from Florida to Alaska, but there are different varieties. What grows in my back yard would probably not do too well in Texas.
http://www.jrtnursery.com/product.html
This site has some varieties that grow in zones 9 and 10. - CookieDuster666, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1gray text on a dark background? that is unreadable!
- NoTiG, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1The point is cholesterol is there for your protection.. . lowering cholesterol does not treat the underlying issue and will actually make it worse since cholesterol is there for your protection. If you get a cut and start bleeding, your blood will start to clot.. which is designed to protect you. Saying cholesterol is the problem is like saying the reason why we get cuts is because our blood clots. And then you make the mistake of treating the blood clot with an anti coagulant and guess what happens then.. you bleed to death. People with low cholesterols actually have a higher rate of death
- speaker219, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1That i don't. i am on digg too much, though.
- krets, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Oranges are healthy. Chicken is healthy.
Therefore, orange chicken is healthy. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1funny how different it is. I've actually heard it's a good idea to try to not overdo soy
- gamehunter101, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1grape drink ftw
- krets, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I tend to believe the other website because it has a nicer design.
- Tearlock, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Dugg but the articles fails to mention artichokes which can be very effective.
- naturewoman56, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Um...the primary grain for lowering bad cholesterol is oats; I'm amazed that garlic is not on the list.
- krets, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Dude, they wurk 4 fude. They've gotta be experts.
- CaptainHarlock, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1What about Draino?
- Malakin, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Any health benefits are more than offset by the fact that refined white sugar is the second ingredient. There's also more salt in it than nuts.
I make my own granola out of 5 cups of rolled oats, 1 cup of sliced almonds, 1 cup of shredded coconut, and about 2/3 a cup of local honey. No salt, no processed sugar, no flavor enhancers, and no preservatives. It's also super easy to make and tastes a lot better than store bought granola. - emjaymj, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Nope, it lowers cholesterol on the whole because like you said, the HDL takes the LDL with it to your liver and both are disposed of.
BTW, where's bacon on that list? - mos6507, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1There is a cottage industry of people bucking medical opinions. Why should we believe any of this?
- hotsake, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Cholesterol is not bad, true, but I fail to see how having extraordinarily high levels that physically restrict bloodflow in your body would be beneficial.
I will trust the American Heart Association far more than I will ever consider as truth anything from the above website. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1 They forgot to list 1/2 teaspoon of Cinnamon a day.
- hotsake, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1@datiki,
I also think taking a pill to lower cholesterol is not the solution. It may be for some, but the whole idea of it is misleading and may lead some to take the pill but not change their diet and lifestyle. Considering that all of the foods on this list offer additional benefits to cholesterol reduction, and are easily accesible--I can't find many "exotic" vegetables at my grocery stores that were on a list posted to Digg recently--this article gets my digg. - hotsake, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1That is excellent advice. They're so expensive at the store (but also very good and probably worth that cost) that I don't buy them very often. What sort of soil and climate conditions do you grow in? I live in Houston and I'm curious if that's something I could do here.
- speaker219, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Please note that i was not paid to say that ;)
- esobelle, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0http://www.laurelonhealthfood.com.nyud.net/14foods.php
- TheBigSquid, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Just put down the double quarter pounder.
- surfcat, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0I prefer hemp seed oil over fish oil. It contains 2500mgs of Omega 3's per serving without traces of Mercury or other toxins. To find out more check out http://www.ghchealth.com/hemp-seed.html
- kagelump, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Okay, you seem to have missed what he was trying to say.
Lets say instead of cholestrol, its weight problems
Obease people often have heart problems
Anarexic (sp?) people often are malnutritioned
Normal weight people often have less of either problems
so yes, you don't want to be anarexic, but you seem to miss the idea that obesity isn't that great for you either - likwidfuzion, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0In a nutshell, eat healthy fats (i.e., polyunsaturated and monounsaturated) and avoid bad fats (trans and saturated)
- speaker219, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1The only thing I can think of right now is "Cheerios is the only cereal _proven_ to lower cholesterol."
- demiz23, on 08/07/2008, -0/+0Blaming cholesterol for CVD is a perfect example of our health care system, treating symptoms and not causes. Whats funny is the cholesterol and saturated fat thing is one of the examples of the health care system trying to implement some form of preventative health care. Too bad the plaques and arterial hardening and the cholesterol are all symptoms.
Only thing worthwhile are antioxidants and cutting out oxidants (trans, and POLY-unsaturated fats) - demiz23, on 08/07/2008, -0/+0I dont know what site that is I dont even need to look at it but noTiG is absolutely right about cholesterol being mistakenly villainized. The lipid hypothesis is wrong. The analogy of firemen responding to the problem is an interesting one but just an analogy. I dont think any impartial, and ethical, researcher would claim to know exactly what causes atherosclerosis beyond simply a hypothesis at this point, but they would be completly presumptuous to blame it on cholesterol. Especially ignorant to blame it on cholesterol in your diet, your liver makes almost all the cholesterol in your blood from sugar no less.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18615352?ordina ... - demiz23, on 08/07/2008, -0/+0obesity and cholesterol or any food for that matter are unrelated.
Caloric intake what you are thinking of;
a gram of fat has 9 calories and a gram of carbs, and proteins, 4 calories, but just because you think you are eating something healthy doesnt mean you can over eat, if you dont burn as many calories as you consume eventually you will become obese.
- demiz23, on 08/07/2008, -0/+0polyunsaturated and trans are the worst and monounsaturated isnt great but the more unsaturated the more free radicals it releases, lots of links to cancers and overall bad health in fact damage from the oxidizing free radicals to endothelial lining accounts for some level of damage the cholesterol is working to fix. Before the INVENTION of corn soy and other "seed oils" polyunsaturted fats almost didnt exist in our diet certainly not as cooking oils and in connection to the rise of CVD the timing is very suspicious.
http://mercola.com/ - demiz23, on 08/07/2008, -0/+0wtf, why should you believe anything from looking at one or two web pages?
But how about this, why did ethnicities like eskimos and pacific islanders who consumed the highest fat and cholesterol diets have the greatest cardiovascular health compared to any other ethnic group? Why do people in asia (india, china) have some of the lowest levels of cholesterol yet highest levels of CVD? Why do vegans, and vegetarians have CVD at levels just as high as the rest of the population? Why do we have cholesterol if it kills us? all animals need it. It is interesting to note that we are one of the only animals that eats meat and makes our own cholesterol. - demiz23, on 08/07/2008, -0/+0The act of eating is essentially oxidizing your body, it is very complicated but I know there have been numerous studies showing vastly increased longevity in lab mice whom are given a low calorie diet. In fact several studies that i have read old and new which show about twice the life expectancy simply from eating half as much. The current research on this subject is very interesting if your into science journals and such but that isnt my point so much. My main point is, almost all food can be poison some is much worse than others and we are all built to die eventually.
Dont take my word I just know enough to know that the "facts" dont add up. - ShazerFox, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0you obviously haven't studied much on nutrition....
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