Easy ways to CUT YOUR CHOLESTEROL

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Saturated fat in cakes, biscuits, pastries, and so on, raises cholesterol levels – the fatty substance in our blood that is vital for healthy cells. We need it to make vitamin D and hormones, to keep bones strong and digestion working properly. ‘But too much cholesterol can lead to a blockage of your arteries, causing stroke and heart attacks,’ says Woman’s Weekly GP Dr Gill Jenkins. An estimated half of us in the UK have levels that are too high.

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