❤️ 6 Ways to Raise HDL (High-Density Lipoprotein) Cholesterol
1️⃣ Have 125-150g fatty fish 2-3 times/week 🐟 🍣
2️⃣ Have 30-45g nuts daily e.g. pistachio
3️⃣ Have 30g soy protein daily (100g dried/250g cooked soy beans, edamame, tempeh, 300g firm tofu, 600g soft tofu, 750mL soy milk)
4️⃣ Exercise 🏃🏻♀️🏋️♀️
5️⃣ Weight loss (if you are above a healthy weight)
6️⃣ Quit smoking 🚭
Hope you found this useful! ☺️
P.S. 😍Increasing HDL cholesterol is particularly important if you have low HDL cholesterol
🩸HDL cholesterol is used to estimate HDL particle levels
🔍Research is ongoing with increased focus on how to influence HDL function, composition, size, and number of HDL particles itself.
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