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The doctor has told you : you have a little too of cholesterol. And you must make attention to your plate and your hygiene of life. In amending its food, we can reduce up to a third its rate of cholesterol… provided they make the right choices, and not to believe everything that is tells ! Committee will help you to make the tri among 10 received ideas, to eat health !

I do not eat of eggs
False : The cholesterol eggs (and other food) plays little on blood cholesterol, and your doctor will explain you that nothing prevents you from consume 4 eggs per week.

I must consume at least 5 fruit and vegetables
All fruit and vegetables, by their wealth in fiber, and in antioxidants contribute to a balanced diet and participate in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.

I have to eat apples…
True : Thanks to the pectin it contains, consumption of apples is accompanied by a significant decrease (5 to 10%) of rate of cholestérol2, but provided to consume at least 3 per day.

I cannot eat cheese
False : It is a question of quantity ! And don’t forget that the cheese is essential in a balanced diet by its richness in calcium.  You need to know limit itself to 40 g per day for a man and 30 g per day for a woman. Without counting that it exists in the radius cheeses of new products whose composition helps to limit the blood cholesterol in the framework of a system adapted.

Soya proteins are lower cholesterol
True : The regular consumption of 25 30 g per day of soya proteins (approximately 3 products which a “steak” of soya or 150 g of tofu)  is associated with a decrease of 10 15 per cent the rate of LDL cholesterol3.

Oat flakes are lower cholesterol
True : consume 60 g of rolled oats for a month is accompanied by a decline in the rate of LDL-cholesterol in the order of 5 to 10 %. The soluble fiber oats are among the most level. Barley and oats possess the same proprietes4.

I must remove all the fat
False : The solution is to better choose the fat. Drink of fatty substances animals (butter, cream …) with moderation in preferring the versions eased. Promote vegetable oils for benefit from their unsaturated fatty acids. Use a bit of olive oil (rich in oleic acid) for cooking, and the rapeseed oil or nuts (rich in Omega 3), or a combined oil seasoning. And taste of fatty fish two to three times per week for their wealth in fatty acids Omega 3.

It is sufficient to consume food anti-to lower cholesterol my rate
False : There are of feedingstuffs which provide to prevent cardio-vascular diseases thanks to a good report Omega 3 – Omega 6. But to be useful, these foods must be consumed in the framework of a diet of type “mediterranean” which makes the share beautiful to cereals complete, to fresh fruit and vegetables greens, and fish and the poultry.