If you have high cholesterol and eat a special diet with foods like almonds, soy, and fiber, your 'bad' cholesterol goes down — but your red blood cells stay just as strong as before.

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Effects of a diet high in plant sterols, vegetable proteins, and viscous fibers (dietary portfolio) on circulating sterol levels and red cell fragility in hypercholesterolemic subjects

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2005 Feb

The study looked at a healthy diet with plant foods, nuts, and fiber that lowers bad cholesterol. It found that while cholesterol went down, the red blood cells stayed just as strong as before.

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Effects of a diet high in plant sterols, vegetable proteins, and viscous fibers (dietary portfolio) on circulating sterol levels and red cell fragility in hypercholesterolemic subjects

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DOI: 10.1007/s11745-005-1372-6

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