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Big machines. Tiny workers. One satisfying artery cleanup! 🛠️
Watch our miniature crew scrape, scoop, sweep and rinse in this playful animation about heart-healthy food choices.

🥣 Oatmeal — provides soluble fiber that can help lower LDL cholesterol.
🍎 Apple — provides soluble fiber, including pectin.
🌰 Almonds — provide unsaturated fats and fiber.
🥑 Avocado — provides monounsaturated fats.
🫒 Extra-virgin olive oil — provides monounsaturated fats and can replace butter or other sources of saturated fat.

Replacing saturated fats with unsaturated fats can help lower LDL cholesterol. The overall eating pattern matters more than any single food.

The machinery, oil pouring and rinsing are visual metaphors. These foods do not physically wash away arterial plaques. Managing atherosclerosis can require medical treatment alongside healthy lifestyle habits.

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Open-access medical sources:

NIH / NHLBI — Cholesterol and the TLC eating plan:
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/TLC-Therapeutic-Lifestyle-Changes-Lower-Cholesterol

NIH / NHLBI — Full TLC guide, including soluble-fiber food sources:
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/sites/default/files/publications/tlc-508_0.pdf

NHS — Unsaturated fats, almonds, avocado and olive oil:
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/food-types/different-fats-nutrition/

American Heart Association — Fats in foods:
https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-eating/eat-smart/fats/fats-in-foods

NIH / NHLBI — Atherosclerosis treatment:
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/atherosclerosis/treatment

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