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Dr Amir Khan

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What Is Cholesterol Actually Doing To Your Body?

And joy.

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What Is Cholesterol Actually Doing To Your Body?

And joy.

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What Is Cholesterol Actually Doing To Your Body?

So it's never about focusing on one nutrient.

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What Is Cholesterol Actually Doing To Your Body?

It's all about balance.

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What Is Cholesterol Actually Doing To Your Body?

So as long as you are getting your fruit and veg in there, as long as you're getting your lean meats like fish in there as well, you're getting that balance, then it's okay.

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What Is Cholesterol Actually Doing To Your Body?

The problem is people will have...

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What Is Cholesterol Actually Doing To Your Body?

butter and cheese and then a whole load of ultra-processed foods and then it all adds up and the balance isn't there.

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What Is Cholesterol Actually Doing To Your Body?

They are good types of fat.

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What Is Cholesterol Actually Doing To Your Body?

They've got unsaturated fat in them, but they've also got those omega-3 fatty acids, which again are fabulous.

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What Is Cholesterol Actually Doing To Your Body?

Fish, oily fish in particular.

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What Is Cholesterol Actually Doing To Your Body?

So it's great for your brain health, for your blood vessel health, helps manage your cholesterol as well because it's good fat.

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What Is Cholesterol Actually Doing To Your Body?

And it's the same with avocados.

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What Is Cholesterol Actually Doing To Your Body?

It's lovely unsaturated fat, similar to olive oils.

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What Is Cholesterol Actually Doing To Your Body?

Let's talk about alcohol.

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What Is Cholesterol Actually Doing To Your Body?

Does that affect cholesterol?

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What Is Cholesterol Actually Doing To Your Body?

So people ask me that and I sound a bit confused when I say, yes, it can do.

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What Is Cholesterol Actually Doing To Your Body?

So remember, cholesterol is made in the liver.

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What Is Cholesterol Actually Doing To Your Body?

70 to 80% of your cholesterol is made in the liver.

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What Is Cholesterol Actually Doing To Your Body?

Alcohol is also broken down by the liver.

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What Is Cholesterol Actually Doing To Your Body?

So if you are drinking too much, that can put additional pressure on the liver.