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Study: Tofu, Oatmeal Lower Cholesterol
(Toronto, The Associated Press, 3/15/06)
Dr. David Jenkins and Dr. Cyril Kendall, both of the
University of Toronto, prescribed a regimen that itemized
specific foods—including raw almonds, tofu, oatmeal, barley
and eggplant—to 55 middle-aged adults who had high cholesterol
and were already eating a generally heart-healthy diet. The
group who stuck faithfully to this very restrictive “Portfolio Eating Plan” for
a year reduced their cholesterol by about 29%, a rate
comparable to the results patients achieved in studies that
used statin drugs. Those subjects not following the diet as
strictly still lowered their cholesterol by 10 to 20 %; while
those who did not adhere to the diet showed no change in
cholesterol levels.
(American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition, March 2006) |
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