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How to lower cholesterol by consuming beets

2024-12-13 18:22:19, Shëndeti CNA

How to lower cholesterol by consuming beets

Beetroot is in the headlines for the best foods for human health.

It is full of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals but also taste and aroma.

Beetroot is believed to have been first cultivated in the Mediterranean sometime around 2,000 BC.

In ancient times, the red tuber was used not only for food but also in folk medicine, especially against headaches and toothaches.

The substance that gives beets their characteristic deep red color is important against toxins.

This is the reason why beetroot is irreplaceable in human efforts to cleanse the body of harmful toxins.

Beets, with all their leaves, are an excellent source of folate, vitamins A, C and K, manganese, copper and potassium .

How beetroot affects cholesterol reduction

Studies show that beetroot extracts have the ability to lower total cholesterol and triglyceride levels.

According to studies, these extracts at the same time have the ability to increase the level of good cholesterol.

Experts say this ability can be attributed to the fiber found in beets and antioxidants that help lower bad cholesterol.

The latter is responsible for the occurrence of many serious diseases that threaten the heart.

One cup of beetroot tea provides 3.8 grams of fiber or 15 percent of the recommended daily intake of fiber.

Healthy blood cholesterol level

According to experts, a healthy cholesterol level is as follows:

Total cholesterol should be less than 200 mg/dl (milligrams per deciliter of blood)

LDU cholesterol should be less than 100 mg/dl

LDL cholesterol should be 40 mg/dl or slightly higher.

The level of triglycerides should be lower than 150 mg/dl.

According to AgroWeb.org, changes in nutrition and lifestyle are necessary to lower cholesterol.

In addition to beetroot, other foods with great abilities in reducing bad cholesterol are:

Nuts
Oats
Spinach
Cocoa
Garlic
Flax seeds
Avocado
Extra virgin olive oil.

Both of the latter, i.e. olive oil and avocado, provide mono-unsaturated fatty acids that prevent atherosclerosis and lower cholesterol levels./ AgroWeb





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