Oatmeal, oat bran and high-fiber foods (Soluble fiber, which reduces your bad (LDL) cholesterol, is also found in such foods as kidney beans, apples, pears, barley and prunes.)
Fish and omega-3 fatty acids (2 servings per week of mackerel, lake trout, herring, sardines, albacore tuna, salmon or halibut)
Walnuts, almonds and other nuts (FDA says eating about a handful (1.5 ounces) a day of most nuts, such as almonds, hazelnuts, peanuts, pecans, some pine nuts, pistachio nuts and walnuts, may reduce your risk of heart disease. Just make sure the nuts you eat aren't salted or coated with sugar.)
Olive oil (FDA recommends using about 2 tablespoons of olive oil a day in place of other fats in your diet.)
Foods with added plant sterols or stanols (Margarines, orange juice and yogurt drinks with added plant sterols can help reduce LDL cholesterol by more than 10 percent.)

Another version of a cholesterol lowering diet is called The Portfolio Diet. This vegetarian plan has limited food choices and is very low in saturated fat and free of sugar and dairy. Foods and supplements included in this diet are soy foods such as tofu and soy milk, legumes, oats, eggplant, okra, barley, almonds, cauliflower, margarines such as Benecol and fiber supplemnts such as Metamucil. The calorie allotment is approximately 2,000 per day, which may or may not achieve weight loss.

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