7 Super Foods to Improve Cholesterol

By Peter Jaret, February/March 2006

Whole foods and great recipes for a healthy heart.

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7. Oats

When women in a University of Toronto study added oat bran to an already heart-healthy diet, HDL-cholesterol levels—the beneficial kind—climbed more than 11 percent.

• Consider a daily bowl of oat bran hot cereal or old-fashioned oatmeal for breakfast. Oat bran muffins can also pack a tasty dose into your day.

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