• Question: Can colestrol be cleaned from the arteries?

    Asked by bump44ace to Israel, Aoife on 13 Nov 2019.
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      Aoife McHugh answered on 13 Nov 2019:

      There are 2 types of cholesterol, HDL and LDL. LDL is usually seen as bad cholesterol and can stick to arteries. HDL can help remove the LDL from the arteries and is thought to be good cholesterol. If our diet is high in fat, our body can also make more LDL, which can stick to our arteries.
      If we change our diet from foods that contains fat and LDL, to foods that are lower in fat and contain very little cholesterol, but the cholesterol that is present is HDL, then gradually cholesterol stuck in the arteries can reduce.
      Do you know of any foods with high levels of fat we should try to reduce if we are worried about cholesterol?

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