It's not clear whether food with plant sterols or stanols reduce your risk of heart attack or stroke, although experts assume that foods that reduce cholesterol do reduce the risk. Plant sterols or stanols don't appear to affect levels of triglycerides or of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), the good cholesterol.tudies have shown that whey protein given as a supplement lowers both LDL and total cholesterol. You can find whey protein powders in health food stores and some grocery stores. Follow the package directions for how to use them.
1 The 1st and 2nd posterior intercostal arteries arise from the supreme intercostal artery, a branch of the costocervical trunk of the subclavian artery. 2  The lower nine arteries are the aortic intercostals, so called because they arise from the back of the thoracic aorta.
1 Innermost intercostal muscles â The fibres of these muscles extend in the same direction of the internal intercostal muscles. 2  They extend from the medial edge of the costal groove to the medial surface of the rib below and are mainly present within the lateral thoracic wall. Internal intercostal muscles â The eleven pairs of internal intercostal muscles are found posterior to the external intercostals. 2  These pass from the inferior edge of the costal groove to the superior margins of the ribs below.