there
is evidence
that points
to lower
cholesterol levels
in people
who eat
several small
meals a
day.
Eating
about three
ounces of
walnuts a
day is
shown to
decrease blood
cholesterol levels
by 10%
more than
an already
low fat,
low cholesterol
diet. Walnuts
are high
in fat,
but it
is mostly
polyunsaturated fat,
which is
the kind
that lowers
cholesterol. Another
study shows
that about
three ounces
of almonds
which are
rich in
monounsaturated fat,
lowers LDL
by 9%
You
may have
read about
the low
rate of
heart disease
in France.
It led
researchers to
believe that
the French
habit of
drinking red
wine with
meals contributes
to this.
Apparently some
of the
non-alcoholic ingredients
in red
wine raises
HDL and
suppresses the
body from
producing LDL.
Purple
grape juice
works the
same way.
It will
work like
red wine
to lower
the fat
level in
your blood.
The LDL
lowering effect
of red
wine and
grape juice
comes from
a compound
that grapes
produce normally
to resist
mold. The
darker the
grape juice,
the better.