11.   Research at three other universities shows that in animal studies cranberries decrease levels of total cholesterol and LDL, or bad cholesterol.

12.   Researchers at the University of California at Davis report that eating apples or drinking apple juice daily can reduce the effects so-called bad cholesterol has on the human heart.

13.   So are those that suggest chocolate can raise good cholesterol, reduce bad cholesterol and prevent plaque formation near the heart.

14.   Some studies indicate that, in addition to blocking bad cholesterol, it also blocks the good.

15.   Soy protein boosts good cholesterol and sweeps bad cholesterol out of the body before it can clog arteries.

16.   Such fats tend to lower levels of LDL cholesterol, the so-called bad cholesterol that causes arteries to clog.

17.   The National Institutes of Health publishes guidelines that imply patients should lower their bad cholesterol as much as possible.

18.   There is some evidence that fish oils can actually raise low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, cholesterol, the so-called bad cholesterol.

19.   Then there are the problems with cholesterol-lowering drugs, which are considered the quickest way to reduce levels of bad cholesterol.

20.   These fats are preferred over saturated fats because they can help decrease the bad cholesterol, but they also lower the good cholesterol levels.