Cholesterol Diet

Excess carbohydrates in the diet is one of the major reasons for weight gain i.e. cereal and toast for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch, pasta for tea and other carb based snacks such as rice cakes and chocolate during the day. So to lose weight its important to look at the balance of carbohydrates and protein in your diet.

Protein comes in the form of meat, soy products, cheese and dairy products. However, most of these are in the form of animal proteins, which add greatly to the bad cholesterol in our bodies. Therefore we need to look for high quality proteins, in our diet, from non-animal sources.

Studies show that soy lowers total cholesterol, the “bad” LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, and may even raise good HDL cholesterol levels.(1-7) After years of carefully reviewing almost 40 clinical studies on soy and cholesterol, the FDA concluded that diets low in saturated fat and cholesterol that include 25 grams of soy protein a day may reduce the risk of heart disease.(1)

Shortly following the FDA’s official soy-heart health claim, the American Heart Association (AHA) joined the FDA in urging Americans to eat more soy.(2)