The 5 best food swaps to lower cholesterol, protect your heart and to live longer | Dr. Alice Lichtenstein
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The 5 best food swaps to lower cholesterol, protect your heart and to live longer | Dr. Alice Lichtenstein

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 27, 202652 min

Is fat good or bad for your heart? For decades, we blamed fat and cholesterol for clogged arteries and heart attacks. Now you choose low-fat yogurt to protect your heart, while others cook with beef tallow. In this episode, Dr. Alice Lichtenstein, a world-leading expert on dietary fat and heart health, helps settle the debate. Dr. Lichtenstein explains which fats protect your heart and which to cut back on, you'll learn what raises your cholesterol, and why the type of fat you eat matters more than how much of it you eat. You’ll leave th...

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Welcome to Zoe, Science and Nutrition, where world-leading scientists explain how their research can improve your health. A ribeye steak marbled with fat hits a blazing pattern. It crackles, spits and releases a rich smoky aroma that fills the kitchen. It hits the plate and the

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The cook digs in with confidence, knowing he's eaten a whole food that his body's evolved to digest. Meanwhile, across town,

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his friend peels the far lid off a low-fat yogurt, reassuring that she's protecting her heart by avoiding fat. How did one nutrient become both villain and hero?

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