As we have been saying since this digital edition has been online, high cholesterol can be a real danger to health, since the relationship between high levels of cholesterol in the blood (especially LDL cholesterol) can lead to an increased risk of coronary heart disease.
However, there are good foods to lower high cholesterol, in such a way that we can reduce our cholesterol levels and, therefore, cardiovascular risk, especially through a healthy and balanced diet and exercise (maintaining a healthy lifestyle). Physically active life).
But now we are going to deal with an issue that, apparently, is very topical, especially due to the appearance of dozens of advertising campaigns in many media, and that have to do with what are known as sterols. Are they really good for your health and can you lower or lower cholesterol?
Sterols can be good for lowering or lowering high cholesterol
Numerous studies have shown that both plant sterols and stanols themselves may be able to reduce total cholesterol and what is known as bad cholesterol (LDL).
This is so because they appear to partially inhibit cholesterol absorption, so combining the consumption of plant sterols or stanols with a low-fat diet and taking cholesterol-lowering drugs (such as statins) can be of great help.
Daily consumption of plant sterols and stanols and health
Experts recommend consuming 1-3 grams of plant stanols or sterols per day, since consuming amounts greater than 3 grams does not result in further reductions.
According to these figures, it seems that consuming 2 grams of plant sterols or stanols daily usually reduces LDL cholesterol by 10%; while if these 2 grams are combined with a healthy diet that contains little saturated fat, they are reduced by 15%.
