Magical and extremely easy way to fight back high cholesterol

The study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition , tested 40 middle-aged patients whose total cholesterol level exceeded healthy limits.

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They were divided into 2 groups, 1 group ate 2 apples a day, one group drank fruit juice made from that number of apples. After 2 months of follow-up, the researchers found that during the weeks of eating apples or drinking apple juice, their total cholesterol level decreased. The apple-eating group had an average total cholesterol of 5.89 mmol / L, while the apple juice group consumed 6.11 mmol / L. Healthy cholesterol level is 5.1 to 6.2 mmol / L.

This magical effect may come from the rich source of polyphenols in apples, which are very good antioxidant compounds for the body. Apples, if eaten whole, also help the body to get more fiber.

According to Dr. Thanasis Koutsos, a member of the research team, the results showed that with just a few apples a day, you can save your heart health, control cholesterol levels naturally instead of depending on drugs. . And the best way is to eat apples directly, which cholesterol levels in the 2 groups have reflected. Processing fruit into juice has long been shown to reduce their health benefits.

Lowering cholesterol also contributes to reducing atherosclerosis, narrowing of the arteries, which can lead to stroke and myocardial infarction.

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