Control High Cholesterol

The following is an Editorial Resource from YourTotalHealth.

Nutrition Quiz: What’s the Diet Connection?

Reviewed by: Abdou Elhendy, M.D., PhD, FACC, FAHA

 Your doctor tells you that you need to change the way you eat in order to improve your cholesterol levels, but you may not be sure how to do that. Which foods are likely to raise your cholesterol and which may help to lower it? 

Take this quiz to test what you already know — and possibly learn a few new tricks.

• True or False: Olive oil helps lower cholesterol because it contains less fat than other oils.
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• True or False: Adding a tablespoon of honey to your morning tea may help lower your cholesterol.
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• True or False: Adding more beans to your diet may help lower your cholesterol.
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• True or False: Eating a vegetarian diet can help you lower your cholesterol.
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• True or False: Eating a breakfast cereal low in sugar may help keep your triglycerides at healthy levels.
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• True or False: Switching from stick butter to stick margarine will help you lower your cholesterol.
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Review date: 06-25-2008