Heart care.?

Is it true that by taking olive oil, such as precedent in Greece, the lowest heart disease country, one can raise the positive cholestrol, LDL? and suffer less from heart disease? thanks.

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I am not sure if this is lifestyle. People in Greece have always been raised on cold pressed oils and have avoid trans fats in their diet. If you remember in the eighty everyone switched to the low fat foods thinking they were doing good things for their health. Margarine and vegatable oils were replaced from lard etc. However, we now know that hydrogenated oils are very bad for arteries. I have enclosed an article link below that you might find interesting. It talks about how bad cholesterol is actually a myth. Cholesterol naturally found in the body is not bad it is actually a protective mechanism to repair arteries that have become nicked from dehydration. I thought it was a very interesting assessement.

Maybe, not sure. But taking Evening Primrose Oil and Fish Oil (Omega 3) are both heart healthy.
Yes.The beneficial health effects of olive oil are due to both its high content of monounsaturated fatty acids and its high content of antioxidants. Studies have shown that olive oil offers protection against heart disease by controlling LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels while raising HDL (the "good" cholesterol) levels. No other naturally produced oil has as large an amount of monounsaturated as olive oil -mainly oleic acid.
There are some supplements that are absolutely hands down beneficial for your heart.

Q-10
a good multi vitamin
omegas 3 6 and 9

The omegas are the olive oils and fish oils that you speak off. Get a complete omega supplement that includes all 3
I think you should better ask a doctor in this
LDL is not the "good" cholesterol, HDL is the one you want to increase.
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