{"id":11196,"date":"2022-03-14T18:46:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T18:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenchoicenow.com\/v\/?p=11196"},"modified":"2022-04-19T12:12:12","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T12:12:12","slug":"low-cholesterol-breakfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenchoicenow.com\/v\/low-cholesterol-breakfast","title":{"rendered":"13 Best Low Cholesterol Breakfast Items For a Heart-Healthy Morning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you’ve ever taken a walk down the cereal aisle, you’ve probably noticed the big red “Can Help Lower Cholesterol” banner plastered onto the front of Cheerios boxes or the plethora of other “Heart-healthy” labels found on many packaged breakfast items on store shelves.

It might have left you wondering whether these were just marketing tactics or if there are really ready-to-eat breakfast options out there that are good for your heart.<\/strong>

If you’re set on tracking down all the best heart-healthy food options out there, you’re surely not the only one, given that heart disease causes 1 in every 4 deaths nationwide, making it the leading cause of death in the US (1<\/a>).

Levels of low-density lipoproteins (LDL), or “bad” cholesterol, and high-density lipoprotein (HDL), or “good” cholesterol, are major players in heart disease risk, and 93 million US adults have levels that are outside of the healthy ranges (2<\/a>, 3<\/a>).

Intuitively, one might assume that eating foods that are high in cholesterol would be the primary cause of elevated cholesterol in the body. However, there’s actually not enough evidence to show that dietary cholesterol \u2013 the amount of cholesterol we get from our food \u2013 increases our blood cholesterol or risk of heart disease (3<\/a>).

What is clear, though, is that most high-cholesterol foods are also heavy in saturated fatty acids, a component that does have a large body of evidence pointing towards its negative effects on heart health (3<\/a>).

When it comes to breakfast, our choices have a momentous impact on our LDL cholesterol. <\/strong>

For one, opting for foods that are high in unsaturated fatty acids and fiber, while low in saturated fat, can result in a significant reduction in LDL cholesterol (4<\/a>).

What’s more, studies have found that skipping breakfast altogether is associated with higher<\/strong> LDL cholesterol levels (5<\/a>, 6<\/a>). In other words, something is better than nothing, even if it’s not as elaborate as the superfood breakfast you see on every food blogger’s Instagram.

In fact, a nourishing low-cholesterol breakfast can be as simple as throwing granola into a yogurt cup or warming up a quick bowl of oatmeal.

You’ll have a solid heart-healthy morning routine in no time with this list of the most nutritious low-cholesterol breakfast items you can buy, plus tips for putting together a great breakfast to lower your cholesterol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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