Research studies show a diet rich in lecithin may raise good cholesterol while lowering the unhealthy kind. Similar studies on lecithin supplements show promising results, with some participants seeing 42 percent lower cholesterol after two months of taking 500 milligrams of soy lecithin a day. Sunflower lecithin does not show the same results.

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