It is known that an increased content of cholesterol in the body can cause the development of many dangerous diseases, the first place among which is occupied by pathologies of blood vessels and heart.. Korean Researchers at Sukmyeon Women's University Discovered That Using Hawthorn Extract May Help Deal With “Bad” Cholesterol.

Korean experts came to such conclusions after conducting a series of experiments in a laboratory on mice.. Rodents were divided into three groups. The first group of rodents received the addition of hawthorn extract in the amount of 100 mg, the second - 200 mg, the third group of mice received no additives.

As a result, the researchers noted a significant reduction in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in mice that received hawthorn extract supplements. It is known that it is this type of cholesterol that leads to the accumulation of fatty deposits on the walls of arteries, which subsequently become the cause of the development of many dangerous diseases.. Also, the intake of hawthorn extract helped to reduce the level of triglycerides (TG) in the blood, another type of fat that enters the bloodstream after eating.. But the health of our heart depends on the level of triglycerides..

Scientists believe that hawthorn owes its beneficial properties to the presence of a large amount of antioxidants that help to resist various disorders in the body.. In order to protect your blood vessels from the development of atherosclerosis, experts recommend eating hawthorn berries both raw and preparing decoctions, fruit drinks and tinctures from them.. In addition, scientists say that this berry has practically no side effects on the body..

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