Want to boost your good cholesterol (HDL) levels? Eat these 5 foods

By Editorial Team Published on: January 15, 2019 11:22 am

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Cholesterol is produced by the liver which is then used by your body to make hormones, vitamin D, and support digestion. However, only liver is not the source of cholesterol in your body but also the foods you eat including dairy, poultry, and meat. Now, there are two types of cholesterol namely LDL (low density lipoprotein cholesterol) or the ‘bad cholesterol’ and HDL (high density lipoprotein) cholesterol or the ‘good cholesterol. The former can potentially block the arteries and can lead to heart disease. However, the later one helps your body flushes out the bad cholesterol. Therefore, it advised to always go for foods that can aid to the good cholesterol in your body. Here, we tell about some of these foods including nuts, cranberries, oats, garlic, dark chocolate, and wine.

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Nuts:According to nutritionists, eating 67 grams of nuts including peanuts, macadamia, walnuts, and almonds every day can increase good cholesterol levels in the body and improves the ratio of HDL and LDL by 8.3 per cent.

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