This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Why cholesterol is bad for you We are all well aware of the impact of what we eat on our health and wellbeing. Certain foods can raise your risk for some conditions, while others can lower it.
This includes what we drink too, with one drink in particular packed with some powerful nutrients that could help protect us from dangerous conditions and illnesses. According to scientific research, orange juice has the potential to reduce both cholesterol levels and blood pressure . Both these conditions are major risk factors for medical emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks .
Worryingly, they affect a large group of the UK population, with around half of people thought to have high cholesterol and a third believed to have hypertension. READ MORE Warning as condition affecting more than 8m Brits found to raise dementia risk Studies have linked drinking orange juice to lowered cholesterol and blood pressure (Image: Getty) But adding orange juice to your regular diet could be one way to help this. Orange juice and cholesterol A study, published in the journal Lipids in Health and Disease in 2023, found that drinking two glasses of orange juice every day could reduce cholesterol levels.
As part of the study, the team looked at 129 participants between the ages of 18 and 66. Of these participants, 41 percent enjoyed two cups of orange juice - totalling around 480ml - p.