Sponsored Links

Featured Links

Other Topics
Sponsored Links







Quote of the Day

"There are two kinds of companies, those that work to try to charge more and those that work to charge less. We will be the second."

Jeff Bezos






Click here for eBay Motors!


 






 
Featured Cholesterol Articles

Lowering Cholesterol Naturally: It Is Still The Best Approach
When we were kids my brother used to say, "Do drugs." I think he was kidding. The truth is using drugs has become an epidemic. I don't just mean illegal drugs. You and I both know that prescription drugs are widely abused in our culture. The first ...

How a Simple Cholesterol Test Can Save Your Life
Cholesterol tests are much different from any other medical test you get. This is because they are not used to diagnose a disease, but rather to prevent one – specifically heart disease. High cholesterol levels have been linked with hardening of the ...

Go for low-cholesterol diet
Question : I HAVE numbness in my hands especially the fingers. Could it be due to hypercholesterolemia? My total blood cholesterol is slightly above 200mg/dl and I just had my gall bladder removed last month. Please advise. Answer : NUMBNESS is ...




6 Tasty Low Fat Soup Recipes For Cholesterol Patients
 

Among low cholesterol recipes, soups that are low in fat happen to be very popular. Folks with high cholesterol love to have these soups as they are really tasty. These soup recipes provide a balanced and fat free food and could be of great assistance in dietary control for high cholesterol afflicted folks.

These soups to some extent also contribute to reduce level of LDL cholesterol. Some of these soups come under traditional recipes while some new soup recipes have also come on the block.

Lentil Soup
A very common of all soups among cholesterol patients is Lentil soup that could be easily prepared. Ingredients are tomatoes, onion, celery, carrot, curry powder and lentils. A balanced proportion of all these contents could be used to prepare this soup. These ingredients could be boiled together for ten minutes to be consumed. You may add chili pepper, chili powder or green chili as per your taste buds.

Cabbage Soup
Cabbage soup could also be given to cholesterol patients. This soup is prepared with cabbage, ginger, black pepper, onion, green chili, tomatoes and sherry. Its ingredients contribute to very little or negligible cholesterol content. The soup is free of saturated fat content.

Squash And Sweet Potato Soup
The other soup suited to people with high cholesterol is made with squash and sweet potato. This soup, in combination with salads that are rich in fibers are often offered to cholesterol patients. This soup must be prepared in canola oil. One pound each of squash and sweet potato could be used to prepare soup for four people. Other ingredients of this soup are chives, onion, black pepper and ginger. The soup may include chicken broth.

Bean And Spinach Soup
A cholesterol afflicted person may enjoy a bean and spinach soup. Even in this soup you can use chicken broth. This soup could also serve the purpose of lowering LDL due to presence of beans. Other ingredients of soup are carrot, celery sticks, tomatoes and dried oregano. Rotini is also added to it. Doctors often recommend this recipe to obese folks who are likely to develop cholesterol problem.

Low Fat Turkey Soup
Low fat Turkey soup is another soup serving to people with high cholesterol. Ingredients of this soup are sodium chicken broth, pasta noodles, celery stalks, carrot and black pepper. All these contents are boiled together to prepare the soup.

Black Bean Soup And Toskana Soup
Black bean soup and Toskana soup also happen to be very low in fat content and could be offered to cholesterol patients.

All these soup recipes happen to be good to your taste buds as well. You can enjoy these for the twin purpose of dietary control and LDL cholesterol reduction.

To get more information on cholesterol, cholestrol lowering diet and fat and cholesterol visit http://www.urcholesterol.com/



Written By: Mathew Thompson


Google


Cholesterol News

FDA panel:Tell consumers about facial filler risks - WSVN-TV
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Cosmetic surgery patients who think facial fillers are a magical antidote to aging must be better informed of possible risks, government health advisers said Tuesday. A panel of independent advisers urged the Food and Drug ...

Correction: Merck ratings - CNN Money
NEW YORK (Associated Press) - In a Nov. 17 story about Merck and Co., The Associated Press erroneously reported the results of a clinical trial involving Merck's cholesterol drug Vytorin. The trial showed that Vytorin was no better than a generic ...

Adult health screenings - Chronicle
VNA East sponsors adult health screenings from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Russell Mercier Senior Center in Hebron. Free blood pressure screenings. Cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, blood glucose, earwax and foot care available at nominal charge ...

Staying stress free this holiday season - KHOU
HOUSTON—‘Tis the season for stress and just trekking through the aisles in search of the perfect holiday dinner can raise your stress level. Experts say this year we have more than dinner on our plate. “Because economy we’re facing ...

Register for FREE - Wall Street Journal
Please register to gain free access to WSJ tools. An account already exists for the email address entered. Quick update: Rep. Henry Waxman won the first-round of voting today in his bid for a hostile takeover of the House Energy and Commerce ...