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Good Cholesterol, Bad Cholesterol, and Your Diet - 67
The Nutrition Show
English - June 30, 2019 18:31 - 30 minutes - 42.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsHealth & Fitness Science Natural Sciences diet dietitian food functional health holistic humor integrative natural nutrition Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Cholesterol is generally considered a bad thing. But today, Mary debunks common cholesterol myths, explains the difference between good cholesterol and bad, and how to improve your numbers. PLUS: The nutrition challenge!
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL FIND OUT ABOUT:
Why is cholesterol such a hot topic?
Have you checked your cholesterol recently
Where can you find cholesterol?
Why is cholesterol actually necessary for our body’s survival
When can excess cholesterol lead to a plaque build-up in the arterial wall?
Why there are plenty of people who have high cholesterol and lead long and healthy lives
Why there are plenty of people who have low cholesterol and have a heart attack
Why our bodies build plaque anyway
What is "good" cholesterol and what is "bad" cholesterol?
What are HDL and LDL?
What are the foods that you can eat to avoid bad cholesterol and clogged arteries?
What is the difference between saturated fats, polyunsaturated fats, and monounsaturated fats
Which foods to avoid
And why you have to work out to decrease cholesterol levels
PLUS: The Weekly Challenge!
MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:
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THIS WEEK’S GIVE-AWAY:
* $70 Gift Card from Nona Lim / www.nonalim.com
1. To accept Mary’s challenge:
2. Email Mary at [email protected]
3. Put "cholesterol" in subject line
4. FYI - Food from Nona Lim can only be sent to a USA address.