Also, some stores now sell lower-cholesterol eggs, which may contain from 15 to 50 percent less cholesterol than usual. Most people would do well to add about 6 grams of soluble fiber to their diet each day. A cup of cooked beans fits the bill nicely and you needn't worry that you'll get bored eating beans because all different kinds of beans have this cholesterol-lowering ability. Fruit also gets the cholesterol-lowering punch from pectin. Since a 1 percent reduction in cholesterol causes a 2 percent drop in the risk of heart disease, this reduction is quite significant.
Numerous studies show that oat bran does as good a job as beans.
To get 6 grams of soluble fiber a day you could eat cup of oat bran cooked as cereal or made into muffins. Although oat bran has more soluble fiber, oatmeal can also lower cholesterol. In studies conducted at Georgetown University Hospital, USA, corn bran was as effective as oat bran and beans in lowering cholesterol. After 12 weeks, their cholesterol levels dropped a significant 20 percent. This abundant low-calorie fiber is worthy of much more investigation.