This is probably the most enjoyable way to normalize cholesterol levels - just eat strawberries.! But, of course, no cream. 23 healthy volunteers took part in an experiment conducted by researchers from an international group of Italian and Spanish universities.

Participants ate half a kilo of strawberries a day for a month, and gave blood samples before and after this period to compare the data.. The results, published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, showed that levels of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL or bad cholesterol), and triglycerides decreased by 8.78%, 13.72%, and 20.8%, respectively..

At the same time, the level of high density lipoproteins (HDL or good cholesterol) remained unchanged.. Eating strawberries also improved other blood parameters such as plasma lipid profile, levels of antioxidant biomarkers, and blood clotting..

However, all parameters returned to their original values \u200b\u200b15 days after the “strawberry treatment” was abandoned.. Other studies have previously shown that eating strawberries also protects against ultraviolet radiation, neutralizes the damage alcohol causes to the stomach lining, strengthens red blood cells, or red blood cells, and normalizes the antioxidant capacity of the blood..

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