Vegetarian diets really DO lower your cholesterol

  • Vegetarian diets lower cholesterol as they result in lower intake of saturated fat
  • High cholesterol is dangerous as it often goes undiagnosed and untreated
  • Authors say eating greens could be a 予防の care for cardiovascular 病気
  • Veggie diets were associated with 29.2 milligrams いっそう少なく cholesterol per decilitre
  • 専門家s encourage people to be careful about 栄養 as 早期に as possible

By PHOEBE WESTON

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工場／植物-based diets really do lower cholesterol, によれば a review of nearly 50 熟考する／考慮するs.

Vegetarians 一般に eat more greens, fruits and nuts which means they have a lower intake of saturated fat, 研究員s 設立する.

These foods are 自然に rich in 構成要素s such as soluble fibre, soy protein, and 工場／植物 sterols (a cholesterol 設立する in 工場／植物s), all of which lower cholesterol.

High cholesterol is 特に dangerous as it often goes undiagnosed and therefore untreated.

It is associated with 増加するd 危険 of coronary heart 病気, 一打／打撃s and vascular 病気s.?

The authors 示唆する eating more greens could be a good 予防の care for people who might be 関心d about their cardiovascular health - helping them to 演説（する）／住所 the problem before it's too late.?

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Vegetarian diets lower cholesterol as they result in lower intake of saturated fat, increased intake of plant foods such as vegetables, fruits and nuts (stock image)

Vegetarian diets lower cholesterol as they result in lower intake of saturated fat, 増加するd intake of 工場／植物 foods such as vegetables, fruits and nuts (在庫／株 image)

WHAT ARE THE RISKS OF HIGH CHOLESTEROL?

High cholesterol is associated with 増加するd 危険 of coronary heart 病気, 一打／打撃s and vascular 病気s.

If cholesterol builds up in your arteries it can result in 減ずるd 血 flow which 原因（となる）s angina or even a heart attack if a 血 大型船 gets 封鎖するd 完全に.

If a 大型船 carrying 血 to the brain gets 封鎖するd you could have a 一打／打撃.

It has also been linked to 糖尿病 and high 血 圧力.

宣伝

Vegetarians have lower cholesterol?

Cholesterol is a fatty, wax-like 実体, is 現在の in every 独房 in your 団体／死体.?

研究 led by Dr. Yoko Yokoyama, from Keio University in Fujisawa 設立する vegetarians had 29.2 milligrams いっそう少なく of total cholesterol per decilitre (one tenth of a litre) than meat-eaters.?

For the review, 研究員s took 'vegetarian diets' to mean a diet that 含むs eating meat 製品s いっそう少なく than once every month.?

For meat-eaters に引き続いて a vegetarian diet could lower cholesterol by 12.5 milligrams per decilitre.?

The findings were compared with an omnivorous, meat-inclusive diet.

If cholesterol builds up in your arteries it can result in 減ずるd 血 flow which 原因（となる）s angina or even a heart attack if a 血 大型船 gets 封鎖するd 完全に.

If a 大型船 carrying 血 to the brain gets 封鎖するd you could have a 一打／打撃.?

It has also been linked to 糖尿病 and high 血 圧力.

Vegetarians?have healthier 団体／死体 compositions

The 熟考する／考慮する looked into controlled 裁判，公判s and 熟考する／考慮するs that looked at the effec ts of at least four weeks of vegetarian diet.

Of the 8385 熟考する／考慮するs identified, 30 observational 熟考する／考慮するs and 19 臨床の 裁判，公判s met the 傾向 基準.?

If cholesterol builds up in your arteries it can result in reduced blood flow which causes angina or even a heart attack if a blood vessel gets blocked completely (stock image)

If cholesterol builds up in your arteries it can result in 減ずるd 血 flow which 原因（となる）s angina or even a heart attack if a 血 大型船 gets 封鎖するd 完全に (在庫／株 image)

CHOLESTEROL

Cholesterol is a fatty, wax-like 実体, is 現在の in every 独房 in your 団体／死体.?

There are two main types of cholesterol.

LDL (low-濃度／密度 lipoprotein) ― or 'bad' cholesterol, as it's known ― forms larger 粒子s and collects in the lining of the arteries, 潜在的に 封鎖するing them.

HDL (high-濃度／密度 lipoprotein), or 'good' cholesterol, is a smaller 粒子 that has a 肯定的な 役割 carrying away cholesterol from the peripheral tissues and helping to excrete it from the 団体／死体.

Vegetarian diets were associated with 29.2 milligrams いっそう少なく of total cholesterol per decilitre (one tenth of a litre).?

宣伝

'Those [individuals] who have followed vegetarian dietary patterns for longer periods may have healthier 団体／死体 compositions 同様に as better 固守 to a vegetarian diet, both of which may have an 影響 on 血 lipids', 研究員s wrote in the paper published in 医療の News Today.

'To make any form of health care work and to truly 力／強力にする 経済的な mobility, we have to get healthy,' said co-author Susan Levin, director of 栄養 education at the 内科医s 委員会 for Responsible 薬／医学 in Washington, D.C.

LDL (low-濃度／密度 lipoprotein) ― or 'bad' cholesterol, as it's known ― forms larger 粒子s and collects in the lining of the arteries, 潜在的に 封鎖するing them.

HDL (high-濃度／密度 lipoprotein), or 'good' cholesterol, is a smaller 粒子 that has a 肯定的な 役割 carrying away cholesterol from the peripheral tissues and helping to excrete it from the 団体／死体.

Build meals around 工場／植物-based foods?

Dr Levin said she encourages people to start 存在 careful about 栄養 as 早期に as possible.

'The first place to start is by building meals around nutrient-packed, 工場／植物-based foods, which fit into nearly every cultural template, taste preference, and 予算', she said.

'As a dietitian, my take-home message is to encourage anyone to start making dietary changes 早期に on in his or her life', Dr Levin told 医療の News Today.

'It's easier to 持続する optimal health than it is to change your diet at age 60 or 75, although, to be （疑いを）晴らす, it's never to late to make healthful lifestyle changes'.?

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