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
This podcast was produced by Fascinate Productions.
01/12/23 • 20 min
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ZOE Science & Nutrition - Foods to lower your cholesterol
Transcript
[00:00:00] Jonathan Wolf: Hello and welcome to Zoe Shorts. The Bite-Size podcast where we discuss one topic around science and nutrition. I'm Jonathan Wolf, and today I'm joined by Dr. Sarah Berry, and today's subject is Food to Lower Cholesterol.
[00:00:21] Sarah Berry: So Jonathan, around half the adult population in the UK and the US have high cholesterol and many people are completely unaware that they have high cholesterol. Medication to reduce cholesterol is projected to be worth
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