Soluble fiber helps with cholesterol and that.
So, my dad's dad died of a heart attack when I was a child. Dad had a quadruple bypass in his 50's. Growing up he was a steak and potatoes (with lots of butter) kind of guy. His cholesterol levels were through the roof, it blocked his arteries, thus the bypasses. He's now on a low cholesterol diet (oh, and a statin), which included adding HDL's and other things to help his body lower the LDL's. We have the same doctor, and he's put me on a low cholesterol diet as well. Might as well start now, since there's also a genetic component, and then hopefully I won't have to go through the same thing. I really like grains and fruits, almonds (especially the wasabi and soy sauce ones!), salmon, beans and all that stuff. I quit eggs, shrimp, and cheese. I don't drink soda (unless there's liquor in it).\
There's a farmer's market, like, 150 yards down the street from my house, so we just get our vegetables from there. I usually have chicken or pork for protein. On a special occasion, I'll grill up a porterhouse.
Diet alone has lowered my total cholesterol level, and the good foods have bettered my HDL/LDL balance. So far so good. My biggest problem now is a lack of exercise.
Eat two or three of those per-day and you're body will be shitting gloriously and fighting cancer at the same time.
So I stayed at my parents house over the holidays and had some of my dad's on-diet high fiber cereal one morning. Let me telling, the shitting was not
glorious. Dear Lord!
I suppose your body gets used to the intake, but that initial plunge was something else.
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