Diet For High Cholesterol
Searching For A Diet For High Cholesterol?
Seven out of 10 people over 45 have high cholesterol, so if you’re looking for a diet for high cholesterol you’re not alone. Cholesterol levels in the blood rise as we age, so if your cholesterol level is still within normal limits, averages are they won’t be for long.
At first blush, looking for a diet for high cholesterol is easy, right? If you’ve been searching for a ‘nano-instant’ you’ve heard the refrain – Eat a low-fat diet!
However, recent research has proven this statement to be out of date. It seems it’s not the amount of fat you eat it’s the type of fat that’s important. In fact, in a recent eight year study done with 49,000 women, eating a low-fat diet did little or nothing to prevent heart disease, breast cancer, or colon cancer.
What mattered was the type of fat on the diet. It turns out it was saturated and Trans fats, that increased the risk for certain diseases, while good fats, (read monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats) lower the risk. The key it seems is to substitute good fats for bad fats.
Cholesterol has been one of the most vilified and misconstrued elements of this century. Cholesterol is naturally present all through the body, including your brain, your nervous system, muscles, your skin, liver, intestines, and of course your heart.
Cholesterol is needed for the production of
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