Sample diet to lower cholesterol
This sample diet to lower cholesterol is based on a study which showed that the effectiveness of a cholesterol lowering diet was almost equal to taking a statin drug (which is designed to medically lower cholesterol).
After 4 weeks, the lower-your-cholesterol diet reduced LDL cholesterol by 28.6%, compared to the statin drug which reduced LDL cholesterol by an average of 30.9%. It’s quite amazing for a diet to have almost as much effect on cholesterol levels as a drug!
This is an example of a daily meal plan that participants used whilst on the diet therapy to lower cholesterol. Snacks did not have to be eaten between meals, they could be taken with meals if desired.
Breakfast
Hot oat bran cereal with Strawberries
Oat bran bread with - sterol margarine and
- fruit jam
Lunch
Spicy black bean soup
Sandwich made on oat bran bread with sterol margarine and- soy deli slices
- cucumber
- lettuce
- tomato
Dinner
Tofu bake with ratatouille, which contained: - firm tofu
- eggplant
- onion
- sweet peppers
Vegetables (including broccoli and cauliflower)
Pearl barley
Dessert/Supper
Fresh fruit
Psyllium
Soy drink
Snacks
Fresh fruit
Almonds
Soy milk
Psyllium
Reference
Jenkins DJA, Kendall CWC, Marchie A et al. Effects of a Dietary Portfolio of Cholesterol-Lowering Foods vs Lovastatin on Serum Lipids and C-Reactive Protein. JAMA. 2003; 290(4):502-510. Return to topReturn from sample diet to lower cholesterol to Home Page
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