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Eating one serving a day of beans, peas, chickpeas or lentils can significantly reduce 'bad cholesterol' and therefore the risk of cardiovascular disease, a new study has found. North Americans on average currently eat less than half a serving a day.

Hummus is a complete protein; thus, a substitute for meat that provides protein and cholesterol protection.

 

This would make sense to me. However, as a mechanism for how pulses affect cholesterol, is it a biochemical effect or is the fibre behaving as a physical barrier for consumed fats?

I will add my parents' experience, specifically my mother's. She was taking statins, until she started eating beans four to six times a week, and extra fiber cereal every morning. It works. I eat beans myself at least three times a week. Probably less than I should.

What happened to your mother's cholesterol levels, and can this be replicated?