Low Cholesterol Foods

I guess you are familiar with medical conditions like heart attack, stroke, hypertension, irregular heart rhythm, coronary heart disease, peripheral artery disease, etc. All these ailments have one thing in common, and that is cholesterol. It does not take very long for this culprit to get high, once you start fueling your body with unhealthy foods. Speaking of the low cholesterol foods list, it encompasses all kinds of fruits, vegetables, nuts and other types of foods, except some which belong from the non-vegetarian family. The list has been provided in the form of a table for easy reference.

Foods that Reduce Cholesterol

Fruits	Vegetables
Apple	Amur grape
Apricot	Angled loofah
Avocados	Angular pigface
Banana	Aniseed
Barberry	Arctic butterbur
Bitter Gourd	Arrow Head
Blackberry	Arrowleaf sida
Blueberry	Artichokes
Bottle Gourd	Arugula
Cacao	Asafoetida
Cashew fruit	Asiatic Pennywort
Cherry	Beans
Coconut	Broccoli
Crabapple	Brooklime
Cranberries	Brussels sprouts
Currant	Buckler-leaved sorrel
Custard Apple	Buckwheat
Dates	Burmese rosewood
Elderberry	Burnet Saxifrage
Figs	Cabbage
Gooseberries	Carrots
Gourd	Cauliflower
Grapefruit	Century plant
Grapes	Ceylon ironwood
Guava	Cha-phlu
Jackfruit	Charlock
Jujube fruit	Chayote
Key Lime	Cheeseweed
Kiwi fruit	Chick pea
Kumquat	Chicory
Lemon	Dandelion
Lime	Date palm
Lychee	Desert agave
Mandarin	Desert fan palm
Mango	Desert spoon
Melon	European beech
Mulberry	European searocket
Nectarines	European verbena
Olive	Garden pea
Orange	Garlic
Papaya fruit	Garlic chives
Passion fruit	Garlic mustard
Pawpaw	Geyer's onion
Peach	Kale
Pear	Leeks
Pineapple	Onions
Plum	Spinach
Pomegranate	Sweet potatoes
Quinces	Watercress
Rambutan	Silvervine
Raspberry	Slender amaranth
Red Currants	Small Goosefoot
Rhubarb	Snake Gourd
Salal berry	Soap-pod
Satsuma	Solitary fishtail palm
Strawberry	Sorrel
Sweet Lime	Tabasco pepper
Tangerine	Tall Melilot
Tomato	Tansy
Vanilla	Taro

Miscellaneous Low Cholesterol Foods

• Almonds
• Black-eyed peas
• Brazil nut
• Brown rice
• Canola oil
• Cereals
• Cinnamon
• Egg whites
• Filbert
• Flaxseed
• Ground flaxseed
• Halibut
• Kidney beans
• Lentils
• Lima beans
• Margarine
• Navy beans
• Oat bran
• Oatmeal
• Olive oil
• Pasta
• Peanuts
• Pinto beans
• Probiotic yogurt
• Pumpkin Seed
• Rice
• Rye
• Sesame Seed
• Soybeans
• Sunflower seeds
• Tree oil

In this table you would also find some high protein low cholesterol foods to eat, such as the different kinds of beans, egg whites, soybeans, etc. Now that we are done with the low cholesterol foods list, I would like to give you some simple tips you can use to keep your cholesterol levels in check.

Natural Ways to Lower Cholesterol Levels

• One simple remedy for dealing with high cholesterol problem is onion juice. It helps in regulating the function of the heart. And not only this, it also treats insomnia, and digestive problems.
• Most people have found that regular use of coriander water helps in lowering cholesterol levels in the body.
• One of the beneficial natural cholesterol-lowering foods are sunflower seeds. Simply munch in the seeds daily, and reduce cholesterol significantly.
• Prepare salad containing lots of lettuce and add a bit of olive oil in it. Many people have benefited by this simple remedy.
• Excess fat aggravates cholesterol levels in the body. One of the simplest remedies to do away with it is a recipe of honey mixed with warm water, which has to be taken as the first thing every morning. It helps in bringing down the cholesterol levels, by an appreciable degree.
• Include monounsaturated fats in your diet, as much as possible and avoid saturated fat and trans fats.
• Include more of whole-grain breads, oatmeal, oat bran, whole-wheat pasta in your breakfast.
• Choose fish such as salmon, mackerel, herring, cod, tuna and halibut. These helps in promoting heart health.
• And as obvious it is, it is also important to know about high cholesterol foods, and staying away from them.

So this is it for the list of low cholesterol foods, which comprise various kinds of vegetables, fruits and other types of foods. You also got to know some simple tips you can follow at home to deal with high cholesterol levels. What I did not mention above, was about the importance of regular exercise. No matter how healthy a diet you follow, it would not provide you with the desired results until you choose to indulge in regular exercising. It is one natural remedy that never fails to treat and prevent medical conditions. So not only go for the right foods for lowering your cholesterol levels, also learn the benefits of exercising and leading an active lifestyle. Take care!