3 Habits During Breakfast That Can Help Lower Cholesterol

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JAKARTA - Cholesterol is fat that is in body and blood cells, which are divided into two, namely good cholesterol (HDL) and bad cholesterol (LDL). If cholesterol levels are too high it can be dangerous and cause various diseases, including heart disease and stroke.

Therefore, cholesterol levels must be well controlled and immediately lowered if they rise. To reduce cholesterol levels, it can be done by adopting a healthy lifestyle, including regulating breakfast habits.

Quoted from the Cleveland Clinic, on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, there are several breakfast habits that can help reduce high cholesterol, as follows.

1. Consumption of healthy fat

Choosing the right type of healthy fat to eat at breakfast can have a major impact on cholesterol levels. Some foods that contain healthy fat are nuts, fatless meat, and oil is not saturated.

Try to limit saturated fats that can be found in dairy products, roasted foods, and processed foods. Because if too much it can increase low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol or bad cholesterol, said nutritionist, D'Angelo, MS, RD.

2. Consumption of soluble fiber

Breakfast by consuming fiber for the body, especially soluble fiber, can help maintain cholesterol levels. Soluble fiber is soft fiber and sticky fiber and absorbs water. This fiber can regulate blood sugar levels, prevent heart disease by lowering cholesterol levels.

"Soluble mattresses such as being found in oceanmeals, reducing cholesterol absorption in your body, with a study showing that only 5 to 10 grams of soluble fiber per day can lower LDL cholesterol," said D'Angelo.

3. Drink lemon water

Complementing the breakfast menu by drinking a cup of warm lemon water can also help overcome high cholesterol. Lemon contains pectic fiber that can lower cholesterol levels, and is rich in vitamin C which can reduce inflammation.