Adding half-a-cup of walnuts to your daily diet can lower your cholesterol levels by around 8.5 per cent and reduce the risk of heart disease, a study has found. After two years, the team found the walnut eaters also had modest reductions in their so-called low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels. Adding half-a-cup of walnuts (pictured) to your daily diet can lower your cholesterol levels by around 8.5 per cent and reduce the risk of heart disease, a study has foundWHAT IS HIGH CHOLESTEROL? (In the last decade, medical experts have pointed to IDL cholesterol as a relevant lipid cardiovascular risk factor independent of LDL cholesterol.) 'For individuals with high blood cholesterol levels, the LDL cholesterol reduction after a nut-enriched diet may be much greater.

Source: Daily Mail August 30, 2021 10:30 UTC