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Eating certain foods like oats, barley, and foods with added plant sterols—while cutting back on bad fats—probably lowers your bad cholesterol by a noticeable amount, which can help manage high cholesterol.

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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 lots of past research and found that eating foods like oats, canola oil, and foods with plant sterols really does lower bad cholesterol by the amount the claim says — so the claim is right.

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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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