2023-05-04 15:49:24
Cholesterol is a fat-like substance found in the body that is needed by the body to make hormones, vitamin D and substances that help digest food, according to Medline Plus, the US National Library of Medicine.
In addition, he explained that the body produces all the cholesterol it needs, but it is also found in foods of animal origin, such as egg yolks, meat and cheese.
Now, if you have too much cholesterol in your blood, it can mix with other substances and form a plaque that sticks to the walls of your blood vessels and can lead to coronary artery disease, which can narrow or even block your arteries.
For this reason, it is important to have cholesterol at optimal levels, but if not, the Urgent 24 portal revealed that Harvard University highlighted that the powerful food that “destroys” cholesterol are nuts, since they provide good fats , fiber, protein, B vitamins and minerals such as selenium, magnesium and zinc.
Regarding consumption, the Mayo Clinic, a non-profit entity dedicated to clinical practice, education and research, indicated that “Adults should aim to eat approximately four to six servings of unsalted nuts per week as part of a healthy diet, and ideally choose raw or dry-roasted nuts, rather than nuts cooked in oil.”
Thus, as mentioned, nuts should be part of a healthy diet and this should include at least 400 g (that is, five servings) of fruits and vegetables a day; less than 10% of total caloric intake should be from free sugars, less than 30% of daily caloric intake should be from fat, and less than five grams of salt (approximately one teaspoon) should be consumed per day and salt should be iodized
Meanwhile, food must be accompanied by other recommendations, such as:
- Within 20 minutes of quitting, blood pressure and heart rate recover from the cigarette-induced peak.
- Within three months of quitting, blood circulation and lung function begin to improve.
- Within a year of quitting, your risk of heart disease is half that of a smoker.
3. If you drink alcohol, do it in moderation And for healthy adults, that means up to one drink per day for women of all ages and for men 65 and older, and up to two drinks per day for men under 65.
In any case, the information given above in no way replaces medical advice and therefore the first thing to do is consult a health expert so that he or she can guide the process and indicate what is most appropriate for each person. .
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