In general, this response to food is actually a different measure than just the high cholesterol levels that you would get tested by your doctor. And we know that diet can play a huge role in changing our triglyceride levels. Jonathan Wolf: Do not go on a low fat diet. Sarah Berry: If out of today learning more about cholesterol means you'd like to understand more about the right diet for you based upon how your body responds to food, you might want to try as always personalize a nutrition program to improve your health.
More than half of us have high cholesterol — and new research suggests that having even slightly raised levels in our 30s could significantly increase our chances of developing heart disease.
Medication is a common fix, but it comes with side effects. So, today we’re looking at how much changing our diets can help.
In this short (ish) episode of ZOE Science & Nutrition, Jonathan and Sarah ask: Can we lower our cholesterol by changing our diets?
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Studies referenced in the episode:
- ‘Association between Carbohydrate Intake and Serum Lipids’ from the Journal of the American Nutrition Association here
- ‘The Mediterranean Diet And Cardioprotection: Historical Overview And Current Research from the Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare here
- ‘Direct comparison of dietary portfolio vs statin on C-reactive protein’ from the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition here
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