High Fiber Lowers Cholesterol
5 Top Tips for Increasing Your Fiber Intake
Did you know that meeting your dietary requirements for fiber is very important? This is because fiber has a wide range of wonderful benefits including helping our bowels stay regular, lowering blood cholesterol, and controlling blood sugars. Eating high fiber foods have the added benefit of making us feel fuller for longer, which can be particularly useful if we're trying to control our weight.
But, what is fiber?
There are two major categories of fiber in our diets - soluble and ins...
Read more »
Expert & Community Posts
Cholesterol Education Month: Fiber and Cholesterol
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...the effect of Lipitor (atorvastatin) in reducing cholesterol levels. I am not aware of any... Read more »
Dietary Fiber: 4 Tips to Lower Cholesterol with Fiber
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert...responsible for lowering total cholesterol and LDL (bad) cholesterol levels. 2. Sources of... Read more »
20 Heart Healthy Snacks for Any Occasion
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert...choose snacks that are high in fiber to help lower cholesterol levels, and try to go for foods... Read more »
Lose Weight to Improve Your Cholesterol Levels
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert...it tends to increase your risk of having high LDL cholesterol levels. However, the good news... Read more »
How to be Savvy with Food Labeling!
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert...least 25% less fat than the regular productLow-cholesterol - contains 20 milligrams or less... Read more »
Health Guide
Heart healthy Dietary Changes: low carb diet, low fat diet, weight loss
...loss in the short term. However, while these diets appeared to lower triglyceride and raise HDL (good) cholesterol levels, they also raised overall and LDL (bad) cholesterol levels. There is not... Read more »Information on Keeping a Heart healthy Diet: unsaturated fats, low fat diets
...healthy levels of cholesterol and fatty molecules called lipids. You can achieve this by:Reducing overall cholesterol levels and low-density lipoproteins (LDL), which are harmful to the... Read more »Type 1 Diabetes: Dietary Goals and Exercise
...for people with type 1 diabetes. It increases sensitivity to insulin, lowers blood pressure, improves cholesterol levels, and decreases body fat. Because glucose levels swing dramatically during... Read more »Diabetes Diet: Major Food Components in a healthy diabetic diet
...two types:Sucrose (table sugar). Sucrose has been associated with higher triglycerides and harmful cholesterol levels. A 2002 study suggested that a high level of sugar consumption may also reduce... Read more »Hypothyroidism: Treatment
...be confirmed and thyroxine (T4) level determined.Testing for antithyroid antibodies and determining cholesterol levels is also important.Treating Hypothyroidism. Patients with full-blown... Read more »Images
Find out how cholesterol is produced.... Read more »
Related News
Midlife Cholesterol Tied to Alzheimers
April 21, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Heart disease is the most well known complication of high cholesterol, motivating many to cut the fat, exercise and take... Read summary »
Study: High Cholesterol Increases Dementia Risk
August 10, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Elevated cholesterol levels in midlife ? even levels considered only borderline ? significantly increase the risk of... Read summary »
Ladies, Keep an Eye on That Cholesterol!
February 21, 2007By Betsy Lievense, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Now, even the fittest of females have a good reason to cut down... Read summary »
Low Cholesterol Linked to Premature Birth
October 29, 2007By Kate McHugh, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with very low cholesterol levels have an increased risk of... Read summary »
Eat Your (Whole-Grain) Cereal
March 08, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- When it comes to cereals, doctors appear to know best. A new study conducted among physicians shows docs opt for healthier,... Read summary »
- Privacy Policy: Updated as of April 1, 2009|
- Service Terms and Agreement|
- Advertising Policy|
- Contact Us|
- About Us|
- RSS Feed|
- Site Map|
- How to Use This Site
By using this service, you accept our Terms of Use. Please read them. The consumer health information on CholesterolNetwork.com is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for any medical conditions. You should promptly seek professional medical care if you have any concern about your health, and you should always consult your physician before starting a fitness regimen. Copyright © 2005-2009. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. All rights reserved.
 | We comply with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information: verify here. |
