Eating a special mix of healthy foods like nuts, soy, fiber, and plant sterols can lower bad cholesterol by about 13% in 6 months — and works better than just cutting back on saturated fat.

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Effect of a dietary portfolio of cholesterol-lowering foods given at 2 levels of intensity of dietary advice on serum lipids in hyperlipidemia: a randomized controlled trial.

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2011 Aug 24

The study tested a special diet with plant sterols, soy, fiber, and nuts and found it lowered bad cholesterol by about 13%, much more than regular diet advice.

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Effect of a dietary portfolio of cholesterol-lowering foods given at 2 levels of intensity of dietary advice on serum lipids in hyperlipidemia: a randomized controlled trial.

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DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.1202

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