EMore Often to Lower Your Cholesterolat

EMore Often to Lower Your Cholesterolat
By Jorge Cruise, Chief Diet and Fitness Expert

Published April 26, 2009
If you’re a three squares kinda guy or gal, but you have high cholesterol or are worried about developing it, listen up. Eating smaller meals more often throughout the day helps keep your blood cholesterol levels in check. As it turns out it’s not just what you eat, but also when you eat. In a British Medical Journal study, researchers found that people who eat six or more times a day have cholesterol levels that are about 5% lower than those of less-frequent eaters, regardless of body mass, physical activity, or whether they smoked or not. According to the study, eating larger meals and going for longer periods of time between meals makes insulin peak at higher levels. This in turn alters fat and cholesterol metabolism, resulting in higher levels of cholesterol in your blood. On the other hand, frequent small meals were found to control insulin secretions and prevent these peaks, which results in lower levels of cholesterol. A 5% reduction in cholesterol levels might not sound like much, but it actually has a large impact: it reduces coronary artery disease by 10%
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