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A 37-year-old male asked:
What are best foods to lower ldl cholesterol? 37 year old male with 142 ldl, don't eat much beef, cheese, chocol., pork, shrimp. what else can i do?
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Dr. Payam Mehranpouranswered
Internal Medicine - Cardiology 23 years experience
Goals: Diet has little effect on lowering cholesterol levels. Dairy products and eggs (yolk) also contain cholesterol which you might want to minimize. Depending on your risk for heart and vascular disease you may or may not need to lower your cholesterol level, based on latest guidelines.
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