Due to bad eating habits, we often become victims of high cholesterol. High cholesterol means an increase in the amount of bad cholesterol in the blood. Cholesterol is a sticky wax-like substance that accumulates like fat in the arteries and blocks blood flow. Due to this, problems like heart stroke and brain stroke occur. In today's time, along with the elderly, the youth and youth are also troubled by the problem of high cholesterol.
In such a situation, you can get rid of it by including a vegetable in your diet. The name of this vegetable is Ladyfinger. Let us know from experts how consuming a lady's finger can help in getting rid of the cholesterol problem. PSRI's Head Liver Transplant and Surgical Gastroenterology Manoj Gupta has shared information about this.
Can okra cure cholesterol?
Let us tell you that lady's finger is a vegetable which has zero amount of cholesterol, that is, cholesterol is not found in it at all. According to NCBI reports, polysaccharides are present in lady's finger seeds which reduce cholesterol. According to experts, when ladyfinger is cut, a sticky gel-like substance comes out from it, which plays a big role in maintaining cholesterol.
When a lady's finger is consumed, this gel goes into the stomach and it removes the bad cholesterol present in the body through stool. Apart from this, a lady's finger also has an abundance of fibre. Due to this, it can prove helpful in reducing cholesterol. Consuming ladyfinger can reduce total cholesterol and triglyceride.
How should cholesterol patients consume ladyfinger?
Experts say that whenever you prepare ladyfinger curry, prepare it with less oil. Only then can you benefit. If you are a patient with high cholesterol and you eat ladyfinger by deep frying it or making it crispy, then it can cause harm instead of a benefit to you.
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