What cheap foods help reduce bad cholesterol?

March 15, 2022 18:32

Some quite cheap products can reduce the level of bad cholesterol, removing it from the body in a few weeks. dietitian May Simpkin says.

Cheap foods that can help are legumes, and they are particularly effective in lowering high cholesterol. Including them regularly in the diet helps reduce the amount of 'bad' cholesterol in the body, said the specialist.

Bad cholesterol is called low-density lipoproteins, which settle on the walls of the arteries, forming focal accumulations, the increase of which leads to vasoconstriction and impaired blood flow. If organs stop receiving blood in the right volume, there is an increased risk of damage to them. The most common consequences are stroke and heart attack.

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