A colonoscopy (koh-luh-NAH-skuh-pee) allows a doctor to look inside the entire large intestine. The procedure enables the physician to see things such as inflamed tissue, abnoâ¦rmal growths, and ulcers. It is most often used to look for early signs of cancer in the colon and rectum.
Fatty fish, nuts and other foods with omega-3 fatty acids boost HDL cholesterol levels, as does cooking with olive, canola or peanut oil. All of those oils contain monounsaturated and polyunsaturated...
Plant Sterols. Foods containing plant sterols have high levels of HDL cholesterol. Plant sterols are cholesterol compounds found naturally in plants. In the January 2008 issue of Metabolism, Dr. David Jenkins says that foods high in plant sterols reduced LDL levels of patients by 9 to 14 percent.