Mediterranean diet with virgin olive oil may boost ‘good’ cholesterol
A Mediterranean diet, particularly when enriched with virgin olive oil, appears to improve the function of high-density lipoprotein, the so-called good cholesterol, in patients at high risk for heart disease. A Mediterranean diet rich in virgin olive oil may help the body remove excess cholesterol from arteries, serve as an antioxidant and keep blood vessels open — all of which are known to reduce cardiovascular risk.
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Mediterranean diet with virgin olive oil may boost ‘good’ cholesterol
February 13, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood-vessels, function, help-the-body, high-risk, mediterranean, olive-oil, patients-at-high, the-so-called, virgin-olive
