LDL - Factors that Lower

These Substances may Reduce Serum LDL Cholesterol Levels

Alkaloids

 Berberine may lower LDL Cholesterol levels.  ^[1]

 Capsaicin may lower LDL Cholesterol levels.  ^[2]

Amino Acids

 Arginine may lower serum LDL levels.  ^[3]

 Carnitine may lower LDL Cholesterol levels and Carnitine deficiency may cause elevated LDL Cholesterol levels. 

 Ethylene-Diamine-Tetra-Acetate (EDTA - the synthetic Amino Acid used in Chelation Therapy) may lower serum LDL Cholesterol levels. 

 Hydroxy Methylbutyrate (HMB) (3,000 mg per day) may lower LDL Cholesterol levels.  ^[4]

 Taurine may lower LDL Cholesterol levels.  ^[5]

Carbohydrates

 Beta-Glucans may interfere with the liver's manufacture of LDL Cholesterol.  ^[6]

 Chitosan may lower total serum LDL Cholesterol levels.  ^[7]

 Chondroitin Sulfate may lower LDL Cholesterol levels.  ^[8]

 Glucomannan (1,000 mg taken approximately one hour prior to each meal = 3,000 mg per day) may lower serum LDL Cholesterol levels.  ^[9]

 Glycosaminoglycans may lower total serum LDL Cholesterol levels. 

 Gum Arabic (6 grams per day) may significantly lower serum LDL Cholesterol levels (by up to 21%). 

 Pectins may lower total serum LDL Cholesterol levels:  ^[10]

 Apple Pectin may lower LDL Cholesterol levels (by up to 25%). 

 Grapefruit Pectin may lower LDL Cholesterol levels.  ^[11]

 Guar Gum (18 grams per day) may lower LDL Cholesterol levels by up to 20%.  ^[12]

 Psyllium may lower LDL Cholesterol levels by up to 20%.  ^[13]

Carotenoids

 Beta-Carotene may lower LDL Cholesterol levels.  ^[14]

 Crocin may lower LDL Cholesterol levels.  ^[15]

 Crocetin may lower LDL Cholesterol levels.  ^[15]

 Lycopene may lower LDL Cholesterol levels.  ^[17]

Electromagnetic Radiation

 Exposure to Sunlight may lower serum LDL Cholesterol levels. 

Hormones

 Estrogens may lower serum LDL Cholesterol levels. 

 Glucose Tolerance Factor(GTF) may lower LDL Cholesterol by up to 18%. 

 Melatonin may lower serum LDL Cholesterol levels by up to 42% in subjects with elevated LDL Cholesterol levels:  ^[18]

 Melatonin supplementation does not affect the serum LDL Cholesterol levels of persons whose LDL Cholesterol levels are considered normal.

 Progesterone may lower elevated LDL Cholesterol levels.  ^[19]

Lignans

 Secoisolariciresinol may lower LDL Cholesterol levels.  ^[20]

 Sesamin may lower LDL Cholesterol levels.  ^[21]

Lipids

 Beta-Sitosterol may lower LDL Cholesterol levels.  ^[22]

 Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) may lower LDL Cholesterol levels.  ^[23]

 Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) may lower serum LDL Cholesterol levels. 

 Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) may lower serum LDL Cholesterol levels by up to 50%. 

 Monounsaturated Fatty Acids may lower serum LDL Cholesterol levels.  ^[24]

 Policosanol may lower LDL Cholesterol levels (by up to 20%):  ^[25]

 Octacosanol may lower elevated LDL Cholesterol levels. 

 Phytosterols (2,000 mg per day) may lower LDL Cholesterol by up to 10%:  ^[26]

 Sitostanol (1,700 mg per day) may lower serum LDL Cholesterol levels.  ^[27]

Microorganisms

 Bifidobacteria longum may lower LDL Cholesterol levels.  ^[28]

 Lactobacillus acidophilus may lower LDL Cholesterol levels.  ^[29]

 Lactobacillus plantarum may lower elevated LDL Cholesterol levels.  ^[30]

 Lactobacillus sporogenes may lower serum LDL Cholesterol levels.  ^[31]

Minerals

 Calcium (2,200 mg per day) may lower LDL Cholesterol levels (by up to 11%).  ^[32]

 Chromium may lower serum LDL Cholesterol levels.  ^[33]

 Copper deficiency may results in elevated LDL Cholesterol levels (indicating that optimal Copper levels may help to prevent elevated LDL Cholesterol or to lower elevated LDL Cholesterol levels).  ^[34]