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Eating foods like beans, nuts, whole grains, and drinking green tea might help lower your 'bad' cholesterol a little bit, which is why doctors often recommend them for a healthy heart.

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The effects of foods on LDL cholesterol levels: A systematic review of the accumulated evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials.

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2021 May 6

This study looked at foods like beans, nuts, whole grains, and green tea and found they slightly lower bad cholesterol, just like the claim says—and it used really good science to prove it.

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The effects of foods on LDL cholesterol levels: A systematic review of the accumulated evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2020.12.032

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