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Managing Cholesterol with Fiber

High cholesterol is a condition where low-density lipoproteins (LDL) increase in the blood, which can lead to health issues like heart disease. Cholesterol is produced by the liver and transported through the bloodstream by lipoproteins; LDL is "bad" cholesterol that builds up in arteries, while high-density lipoproteins (HDL) help remove LDL from the body. Maintaining healthy levels of both HDL and LDL cholesterol is important to reduce health risks. Fiber plays a major role in managing high cholesterol by reducing absorption of LDL cholesterol and improving levels of HDL cholesterol.

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Managing Cholesterol with Fiber

High cholesterol is a condition where low-density lipoproteins (LDL) increase in the blood, which can lead to health issues like heart disease. Cholesterol is produced by the liver and transported through the bloodstream by lipoproteins; LDL is "bad" cholesterol that builds up in arteries, while high-density lipoproteins (HDL) help remove LDL from the body. Maintaining healthy levels of both HDL and LDL cholesterol is important to reduce health risks. Fiber plays a major role in managing high cholesterol by reducing absorption of LDL cholesterol and improving levels of HDL cholesterol.

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H igh Cholesterol is a condition where the amount of low-density

lipoproteins (LDL) increases in the blood. When LDL increases in the


blood, it can lead to several health conditions like heart disease.
However, there are two types of cholesterols or lipoproteins; low-
density lipoproteins (LDL) and high-density lipoproteins (HDL).

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Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance produced by the liver. This
plays a major role in the formation of cell membranes and Vitamin D.
However, cholesterol cannot travel through the body by itself because
it doesn’t dissolve in water. There are particles called lipoproteins
which help in the movement of cholesterol through the bloodstream.

High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is the good cholesterol which helps the


bad cholesterol to return to the liver from where it is removed from
the body. However, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is the bad
cholesterol which builds up in the arteries causing health problems.
There are several reasons that leads to an increase in your LDL levels.

Having higher levels of HDL is good for the body but having higher
levels of LDL can be a cause of concern. Having 40-60mg/dL of HDL is
considered to be a good level for men whereas, 50-60mg/dL of HDL is
considered to be a good level for women. Therefore, it is important to
maintain your cholesterol levels.

There are several ways which helps you to keep your cholesterol levels
under control. For your cholesterol levels to be under control, it is
imperative that your total cholesterol, i.e., LDL and HDL should be
reduced. Along with that, it is important that you make sure LDL and
HDL are in balance. However, there’s one ingredient that can help in
lowering your blood cholesterol and it is Fibre.

Fibre plays a major role in managing high cholesterol. Here’s how fibre
can help to lower cholesterol levels.

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Fibre Reduces Bad Cholesterol
LDL or bad cholesterol can clog your arteries and lead to heart attacks
and strokes. Foods such oats, beans, lentils and fruits have soluble
fibre present in them which forms a substance in the gut preventing
the cholesterol from being absorbed into the blood. This eventually
lowers bad cholesterol levels.

Fibre Improves Good Cholesterol


HDL or good cholesterol also plays a role in removing the bad
cholesterol from the blood and transporting it to the liver where it is
removed from the body. Consuming foods rich in fibre can help to
improve HDL cholesterol which eventually works to keep LDL levels at
bay.

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