Chicory - A Food To Lower Cholesterol

A Food To Lower Cholesterol
Chicory has served many cultures either as a substitute for or as a flavor enhancer for coffee. A new study* reports that chicory reduces cholesterol levels and increases the ratio of HDL (the good stuff) to LDL (the bad stuff) in the blood of tested animals.

*Journal of Nutrition, vol. 128, pgs. 1731-6, by Drs. Meehye Kim & Hyun Kyong Shin, Korea Food & Drug Administration and the Dept. of Food Science & Nutrition, Hallym U., Chunchon, Korea.

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