ADVICE – If this fat is necessary for the body, the excess of bad cholesterol in the blood is harmful to our cardiovascular health. To fix it, you need to follow certain dietary rules. Details from dietician Dr. Corin Chicheportiche-Ayach.
You’ve probably already been warned about high blood levels of a fat molecule called cholesterol. Of course, this lipid (part of which is produced by our liver and the other from food) is important for the body; it forms and maintains the structure of our cell membranes and participates in the synthesis of our hormones. . But there is a “good” one provided by high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and a “bad” one provided by low-density lipoprotein (LDL). In short, the former protect our cardiovascular health, the latter, when they appear in excess in the blood, damage it. “Bad cholesterol increases the risk of atherosclerosis, damage to the lining of the arteries, which increases the risk of stroke and can trigger a heart attack,” explains nutritionist Corin Cicheportic-Ajache.
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Source: Le Figaro
