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...

From: 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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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...

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Foods high in unsaturated fats and low in saturated and trans fats, with added plant sterols/stanols, and high in soluble fiber (e.g., oats, barley, psyllium) likely cause at least moderate reductions (0.20–0.40 mmol/L) in LDL cholesterol, based on evidence from RCTs (methods unverified), which supports dietary strategies for managing hypercholesterolemia.

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Study: 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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