Having high cholesterol means you have too much of a fatty substance known as cholesterol in your blood. Although this is not initially dangerous, over time this can build up in the blood vessels causing blockages and preventing blood flowing properly through the arteries. For this reason having high cholesterol is a major risk factor for medical emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks.
There are several factors that can contribute to high cholesterol, with diet being one of them. Specifically, eating too much saturated fat can raise your cholesterol levels. Luckily, making certain changes to your diet can also lower your cholesterol levels.
With this in mind, one charity shared a tasty superfood breakfast that could do just this. Writing for Heart Care Healthy Living , based in Walsall, exercise physiologist Ryan Hodgkinson recommended anyone with high cholesterol try eating overnight oats for breakfast. Overnight oats are a breakfast or snack made by soaking oats in liquid overnight - such as water, milks or yoghurt, instead of cooking them in the morning.
Especially tasty when loaded with fruit and flavourings such as honey they have become a go-to breakfast for many people in recent years. Ryan specifically recommended combining the oats with yoghurt for the best cholesterol-lowering results. He explained: “Overnight oats are a great way to start the day, oats help to lower blood cholesterol and are naturally low in saturated fat.
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