Cholesterol lowering benefits

Brussels sprouts can provide you with some special cholesterol lowering benefits if you will use a steaming method when cooking them. The fiber related components in Brussels sprouts do a better job of binding together with bile acids in your digestive tract when they ve been steamed. When this binding process takes place, it s easier for bile acids to be excreted, and the result is a lowering of your cholesterol levels. Raw Brussels sprouts still have cholesterol lowering ability just not as much as steamed Brussels sprouts.