An expert has given some simple tips to reduce your cholesterol in just 10 days - and adding one item can reduce it by 10 per cent. Speaking on the Zoe podcast , Dr Sarah Berry, a professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at King’s College London and Chief Scientist at ZOE, explained there is good news for people with high cholesterol - which can cause heart problems. This is because Dr Berry explained that people can make a huge difference quickly with simple diet changes.
She said that people need to look at the fat they’re eating - but must definitely NOT switch to a low-fat diet. Key changes are eating more nuts and seeds - with the former potentially seeing rapid 10 per cent cut in cholesterol levels, if replacing 'bad' fats. Dr Berry spoke on the issue of tackling cholesterol through diet.
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is a type of lipoprotein that carries cholesterol through the blood and is sometimes called “bad” cholesterol. She said: “You can do a lot. And the great news is that there is so much evidence for just how beneficial diet can be in lowering your cholesterol and lowering your LDL your in B levels.
So what I would start with is I would start by thinking about the type of fat we’re eating. And so this is where I would caution anyone to change to a low fat diet because they have high cholesterol. “Don’t do that, and I think that’s radical for lots of people.
I just want to say this really clearly. If you have high chole.